Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
77
77
158
319
547
332
304
235
162
131
94
89
95
91
17
18
26
8
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
ESE
5
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:34PM3.07m
5:30AM2.94m
6:21PM3.05m
6:49AM3.02m
7:41PM3.22m
Low Tide
11:30PM1.80m
11:30AM1.74m
00:46AM1.71m
12:54PM1.66m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
14
12
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
7
9
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
6
5
4
3
3
4
3
5
9
10
9
8
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