Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.9
NW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
106
85
69
161
82
149
57
42
42
31
21
38
17
17
27
45
33
24
24
52
17
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
0
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSW
0
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM4.02m
10:00PM4.35m
10:12AM4.14m
10:45PM4.49m
11:04AM4.20m
11:28PM4.50m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.69m
3:32PM0.75m
3:56AM0.52m
4:27PM0.59m
4:46AM0.42m
5:14PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
9
9
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
12
13
12
12
11
10
13
13
12
9
7
Feels °C
10
7
7
11
12
11
11
10
8
8
8
12
14
10
12
11
12
11
7
10
10
10
5
2
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