Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is

16.1°C

Outer Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7	N 5	NNW 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	25	19	24	37	52	68	77	97	30	21	21	17	25	57	33	32	9	10	25	46	15	43	64	158	80	42	18
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ESE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	SE	SSW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:19AM3.61m				8:48PM3.79m				9:09AM3.76m				9:29PM3.90m				9:53AM3.90m					10:06PM3.96m
Low Tide		2:13AM0.93m				2:34PM1.00m				2:56AM0.82m				3:17PM0.86m				3:35AM0.75m				3:54PM0.78m					4:12AM0.72m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:15
mm	—	6	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	16	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	17	17	17	18	17	16	14	15	16	14	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	W 12	N 11	N 11	N 16	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 5	N 5	N 7	N 7	N 7	NW 15	N 14	NNW 5	N 5	N 4	N 6
kJ	15	3	2	2	5	—	—	41	30	21	21	17	25	31	33	32	8	8	25	24	9	8	4	49	24	9	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 10	N 10	N 16	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 16	NW 15	NW 15	—	—	NW 15	N 15	N 6	N 14
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	7	7	7	6	2	2	5	9	10	5	9	9	—	—	8	4	7	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 9	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	—	—	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 16	—	—	—	N 14	NW 15	N 15	NW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	4	4	4	2	—	—	2	5	5	4	5	—	—	—	4	8	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 5	NNW 5	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4
kJ	25	19	24	37	52	68	77	97	—	—	—	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	46	15	43	64	158	80	42	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	102	102	102	118	118	118	97	97	97	28	20	20	97	102	102	97	20	28	102	2	185	185	102	0	0	0	97
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay										Whangamoa	Whangamoa	Whangamoa					Whangamoa	Whangamoa		Tahunanui bar				Inner Cut	Inner Cut	Inner Cut
Rating (10 max)										1	1	1					1	1		1				1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Fairway Reef Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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