Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.4°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
104
86
80
139
318
636
172
122
76
40
89
52
25
21
41
21
41
20
19
10
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
0
SSE
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
12:41PM4.08m
00:53AM3.80m
1:13PM3.95m
1:30AM3.59m
1:46PM3.76m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.80m
6:55AM0.86m
7:01PM0.98m
7:32AM1.06m
7:37PM1.18m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:45
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7:46
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1
1
5
6
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10
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Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
12
14
15
15
12
7
8
7
7
10
14
15
12
8
Feels °C
15
13
16
12
12
10
14
9
14
12
12
10
3
6
4
4
7
11
11
10
4
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