Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.6° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
1
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
7
3
12
23
48
35
64
28
5
3
8
21
51
16
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:14AM3.18m
6:09PM3.22m
6:40AM3.22m
7:39PM3.42m
7:52AM3.40m
8:36PM3.69m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.40m
00:40AM1.29m
12:54PM1.35m
1:49AM1.06m
2:09PM1.14m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:52
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7:37
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Temp °C
6
6
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
6
9
11
13
12
9
8
7
6
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
3
3
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
7
8
9
9
6
6
5
3
8
11
13
13
11
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