Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
21
67
220
226
350
321
234
167
116
94
74
78
71
186
23
87
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
10
NNW
20
NNW
0
NNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
N
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00AM3.22m
5:32PM3.21m
6:07AM3.15m
6:58PM3.28m
Low Tide
10:52PM1.66m
11:13AM1.59m
00:09AM1.68m
12:16PM1.61m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
7
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
12
11
13
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
11
12
11
8
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
5
3
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