Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
17.3°C
3.3° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 10AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.3
N
6
0.7
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
12
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
20
89
92
53
24
79
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:49PM3.98m
1:09AM3.58m
1:23PM3.81m
1:51AM3.46m
2:00PM3.61m
2:38AM3.34m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.99m
6:40PM1.03m
7:15AM1.11m
7:16PM1.15m
7:57AM1.22m
7:58PM1.29m
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clear
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5:58
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Temp °C
12
11
16
17
16
15
14
12
12
12
16
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
15
17
19
18
14
13
12
14
Feels °C
10
9
15
14
14
15
13
11
11
11
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
17
17
13
12
11
13
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