Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNW
15
0.9
NNW
15
0.8
NNW
15
0.7
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
20
14
15
68
43
212
311
362
216
178
133
245
94
97
86
305
318
249
193
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
25
N
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:59AM3.37m
4:21PM3.29m
5:00AM3.22m
5:32PM3.21m
6:07AM3.15m
6:58PM3.28m
Low Tide
10:12AM1.49m
10:52PM1.66m
11:13AM1.59m
00:09AM1.68m
12:16PM1.61m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
10
10
8
8
8
10
11
8
6
Feels °C
5
5
6
9
10
10
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
7
7
9
6
3
1
4
6
4
3
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