Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
NW
4
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
138
113
92
46
32
32
21
20
23
12
10
5
10
9
10
5
5
1
2
1
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM4.03m
11:14PM4.24m
11:46AM4.16m
11:50PM4.27m
12:22PM4.22m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.44m
5:14AM0.42m
5:36PM0.36m
5:48AM0.38m
6:11PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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8:27
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7:28
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 mm
2
2
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Temp °C
14
11
12
10
6
5
4
5
10
14
14
12
8
7
6
6
11
15
13
12
9
Feels °C
11
5
5
5
2
2
0
1
5
8
9
7
4
2
2
2
8
12
9
10
7
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