Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
16.7°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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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
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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
W
4
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
15
1
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
66
61
108
43
68
47
23
23
15
22
22
32
17
19
23
10
10
9
84
33
23
22
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:09AM4.18m
12:41PM4.26m
00:56AM4.04m
1:24PM4.10m
1:47AM3.83m
2:13PM3.88m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.53m
6:33PM0.49m
6:59AM0.67m
7:21PM0.70m
7:52AM0.84m
8:20PM0.97m
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Temp °C
11
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16
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10
9
9
9
10
9
15
13
10
7
5
7
11
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10
Feels °C
6
6
9
11
9
9
6
4
4
4
4
7
6
7
4
3
3
2
4
8
7
7
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8
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