Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
N
18
0.3
NNW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
4
1
6
5
42
0
72
79
82
21
8
30
43
52
147
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
W
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:29AM4.09m
12:55PM3.93m
1:10AM3.90m
1:33PM3.76m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.55m
6:26AM0.61m
6:47PM0.72m
7:07AM0.80m
7:31PM0.95m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
9
9
11
14
16
14
12
12
10
11
13
14
17
15
13
Feels °C
5
6
4
4
7
9
13
11
10
11
9
10
12
12
17
15
13
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