Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.8°C
3.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
18
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
11
11
10
7
13
6
5
6
9
26
26
102
137
29
18
45
27
73
137
135
59
59
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
10
SSE
0
SSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NE
30
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:34AM4.17m
11:45PM4.11m
12:08PM4.16m
00:18AM3.99m
12:41PM4.08m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.47m
5:28PM0.55m
5:47AM0.55m
5:58PM0.65m
6:21AM0.68m
6:29PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
13
13
16
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
15
16
19
18
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
15
16
14
14
12
12
10
10
13
14
18
18
14
14
13
13
15
15
10
14
14
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