Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
25
10
88
93
97
103
0
0
0
24
23
34
21
14
14
21
25
17
12
9
20
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
3:33AM2.96m
3:41PM2.99m
4:56AM2.90m
5:34PM2.90m
6:15AM3.00m
7:05PM3.09m
Low Tide
9:29AM1.67m
10:35PM1.80m
10:51AM1.74m
00:05AM1.74m
12:23PM1.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
8
10
13
14
12
10
9
7
5
10
15
17
15
11
10
9
9
11
14
15
12
8
Feels °C
6
0
3
6
8
10
7
7
4
1
6
11
14
11
7
6
6
7
9
11
12
6
3
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