Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.5° 

Outer Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.3
NNW
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
NNE
8
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
2.1
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
15
13
13
13
29
67
108
212
538
484
452
832
590
443
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
5
E
25
NE
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:22AM3.42m
5:04PM3.26m
5:41AM3.39m
6:54PM3.38m
Low Tide
10:14PM1.38m
10:29AM1.36m
11:41PM1.36m
11:54AM1.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
4
6
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
10
11
12
12
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
8
8
6
9
9
11
12
10
8
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