Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.6° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
104
24
23
22
12
9
4
2
2
1
0
0
24
24
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
0
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM4.20m
11:28PM4.50m
11:52AM4.20m
00:10AM4.40m
12:37PM4.12m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.42m
5:14PM0.52m
5:32AM0.41m
5:56PM0.53m
6:16AM0.50m
6:35PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
14
16
13
10
8
7
6
6
11
13
10
7
6
5
5
6
11
12
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
13
11
7
5
4
2
2
7
10
9
5
3
2
1
1
6
7
5
5
5
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