Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.2
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
84
63
45
33
23
27
22
22
22
22
22
80
11
82
82
1
21
22
22
6
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
10
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:41PM4.26m
00:56AM4.04m
1:24PM4.10m
1:47AM3.83m
2:13PM3.88m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.49m
6:59AM0.67m
7:21PM0.70m
7:52AM0.84m
8:20PM0.97m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:16
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1
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Temp °C
12
13
16
13
10
9
10
9
10
9
14
12
9
6
6
8
11
12
10
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
9
6
4
4
4
4
7
6
6
3
2
2
3
4
8
8
6
8
8
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