Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.1° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Fri
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10 AM
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10 PM
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
60
77
25
41
18
16
16
25
41
26
18
16
10
10
5
9
14
13
11
20
53
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:49PM3.41m
6:21AM3.35m
7:04PM3.50m
7:24AM3.46m
8:02PM3.65m
Low Tide
00:19AM1.19m
12:33PM1.30m
1:22AM1.06m
1:42PM1.16m
2:13AM0.93m
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light rain
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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