Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
2
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
9
26
26
80
119
37
75
24
61
122
188
170
108
364
620
191
135
71
91
50
118
62
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
40
N
0
W
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM4.11m
12:08PM4.16m
00:18AM3.99m
12:41PM4.08m
00:53AM3.80m
1:13PM3.95m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.55m
5:58PM0.65m
6:21AM0.68m
6:29PM0.80m
6:55AM0.86m
7:01PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
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6:41
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6:39
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7:44
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7:45
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7:46
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1
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1
1
3
5
11
1
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1
2
6
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
17
19
18
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
14
11
8
Feels °C
12
12
11
14
16
18
18
14
13
13
13
14
13
15
12
11
9
15
13
13
12
11
8
5
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