Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
2.1
N
7
2
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
10
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
84
192
150
117
160
478
559
363
228
199
229
53
44
28
21
44
34
85
98
86
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM4.12m
10:43PM4.20m
11:21AM4.27m
11:25PM4.23m
12:00PM4.32m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.46m
4:44AM0.45m
5:11PM0.37m
5:25AM0.45m
5:50PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:59
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8:00
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Temp °C
17
19
19
17
15
15
16
16
17
19
17
15
11
8
8
10
11
12
12
14
11
Feels °C
15
15
14
12
10
11
10
15
15
13
12
12
8
4
4
8
9
10
9
8
5
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