Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.9°C
3.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1.5
N
6
2.2
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
64
47
40
83
24
56
113
145
134
91
75
160
526
163
111
207
125
104
57
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
35
NNE
0
N
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM4.16m
00:18AM3.99m
12:41PM4.08m
00:53AM3.80m
1:13PM3.95m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.65m
6:21AM0.68m
6:29PM0.80m
6:55AM0.86m
7:01PM0.98m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
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6:39
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14
4
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Temp °C
15
17
19
19
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
14
13
15
17
15
13
10
Feels °C
14
16
19
20
15
15
13
15
14
14
14
12
12
10
15
11
12
14
11
11
6
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