Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
36
61
144
233
559
362
163
153
134
107
78
116
78
75
29
28
19
10
16
5
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
0
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
W
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:16AM3.74m
10:36PM4.04m
10:54AM3.84m
11:09PM4.12m
11:31AM3.88m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.84m
4:30AM0.92m
5:00PM0.70m
5:04AM0.80m
5:31PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
9
10
8
6
Feels °C
8
10
9
7
9
11
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
6
6
5
3
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