Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.8°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (21 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
16
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
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0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
4
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0.1
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
16
0.1
NW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
4
0
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
9
8
5
0
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
NE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
0
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:28AM3.06m
7:07PM3.12m
7:32AM3.20m
8:03PM3.39m
8:28AM3.40m
8:46PM3.66m
Low Tide
00:06AM1.70m
12:34PM1.52m
1:20AM1.53m
1:42PM1.32m
2:12AM1.28m
2:33PM1.08m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:52
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7:53
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7:55
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Temp °C
10
10
10
14
15
14
14
12
12
11
9
15
19
18
14
13
13
12
11
14
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
13
13
12
14
11
11
9
7
12
16
15
14
12
11
11
10
13
15
14
13
11
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