Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2
N
8
2.5
NNW
9
1.5
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
20
20
12
7
60
99
78
159
126
97
130
308
513
1101
328
169
177
154
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
5
E
10
WNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04PM4.09m
10:42AM4.12m
10:43PM4.20m
11:21AM4.27m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.63m
4:06AM0.55m
4:32PM0.46m
4:44AM0.45m
5:11PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
14
13
12
13
17
19
20
18
15
15
16
16
17
18
15
13
12
Feels °C
16
17
10
9
8
10
15
16
15
13
11
12
12
13
18
15
12
9
9
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