Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
439
320
327
307
260
220
183
139
106
79
56
53
38
35
35
21
21
11
10
10
4
4
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NNE
10
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
S
0
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM3.39m
6:54PM3.38m
7:01AM3.50m
8:09PM3.71m
8:12AM3.70m
Low Tide
11:54AM1.37m
00:58AM1.19m
1:20PM1.22m
2:04AM0.94m
2:31PM0.97m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
12
12
11
Temp °C
10
11
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
14
14
10
9
9
8
7
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
5
7
7
11
11
10
9
7
5
5
6
11
11
7
7
7
6
4
7
10
10
8
7
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