Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.9°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
17
66
43
86
96
181
261
155
143
104
83
43
28
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM3.69m
1:16PM3.72m
1:39AM3.41m
1:53PM3.48m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.95m
7:01AM1.01m
7:05PM1.21m
7:40AM1.25m
7:50PM1.48m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
5
4
5
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
9
9
9
11
13
15
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
9
9
7
10
9
6
7
8
10
11
13
11
7
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