Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
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0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM3.27m
4:02AM3.05m
4:07PM3.04m
5:16AM3.00m
5:40PM2.96m
Low Tide
9:16PM1.58m
10:00AM1.58m
10:35PM1.71m
11:12AM1.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:50
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7:51
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7:52
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Temp °C
12
12
10
9
9
9
13
16
14
13
11
11
10
9
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
7
8
12
13
12
13
10
10
9
7
11
12
11
11
9
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