Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 5PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
4
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
5
2
5
5
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
N
5
NE
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
0
WSW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM4.22m
00:28AM4.20m
12:58PM4.17m
1:09AM4.06m
1:35PM4.02m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.37m
6:25AM0.45m
6:48PM0.47m
7:06AM0.61m
7:29PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:05
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7:03
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7:01
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7:29
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7:30
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Temp °C
13
17
15
13
10
9
8
8
12
12
13
12
11
10
7
6
11
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
9
13
11
11
8
7
5
6
11
9
11
10
10
8
3
1
6
12
12
11
9
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