Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.4°C
2.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
N
7
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
24
35
64
104
104
80
125
225
243
160
114
72
131
69
39
25
21
21
21
40
19
18
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
10
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
15
N
15
NE
10
E
10
W
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
NNW
0
E
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:18AM3.99m
12:41PM4.08m
00:53AM3.80m
1:13PM3.95m
1:30AM3.59m
1:46PM3.76m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.68m
6:29PM0.80m
6:55AM0.86m
7:01PM0.98m
7:32AM1.06m
7:37PM1.18m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
13
13
15
14
11
9
9
8
7
10
14
13
13
8
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
13
15
12
10
11
14
11
11
12
11
9
7
8
5
3
6
10
9
11
4
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