Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

    The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


    Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

    Short Range Forecast

    Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

    Friday
    12
    Saturday
    13
    Sunday
    14
    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
    3 AM
    6 AM
    9 AM
    12 PM
    3 PM
    6 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
    0
    0
    0
    Swell
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Height Map
    Wave
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    20
    0.3
    SW
    2
    0.3
    SW
    2
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    N
    18
    0.1
    NW
    18
    0.1
    NW
    17
    0.1
    NW
    4
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.3
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    N
    4
    0.1
    N
    20
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.3
    NNW
    4
    0.5
    NW
    4
    0.5
    NW
    5
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    8
    2
    3
    0
    0
    Wind (km/h)
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    NE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WNW
    10
    SW
    Wind State
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    glassy
    glassy
    glassy
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    glassy
    glassy
    glassy
    glassy
    glassy
    cross-off
    glassy
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross-on
    cross-on
    cross
    High Tide
    6:21PM3.52m
    6:35AM3.73m
    7:27PM3.73m
    7:33AM3.88m
    8:27PM3.97m
    8:29AM4.04m
    Low Tide
    00:33AM1.15m
    12:47PM1.02m
    1:29AM0.92m
    1:42PM0.88m
    2:21AM0.71m
    2:38PM0.77m
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    part cloud
    part cloud
    part cloud
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    7:48
    7:50
    7:50
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    5:02
    5:02
    5:02
     mm
    Temp °C
    7
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    15
    18
    14
    Feels °C
    4
    3
    2
    3
    6
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    10
    12
    9
    10
    9
    8
    7
    8
    12
    16
    11
    Swell 1
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    18
    0.1
    NW
    17
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.3
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    N
    4
    0.2
    N
    4
    0.2
    NNW
    4
    0.3
    NNW
    4
    0.5
    NW
    4
    0.5
    NW
    5
    Energy kJ
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    8
    12
    12
    10
    10
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    10
    10
    Swell 2
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    N
    18
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.1
    NW
    16
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.2
    N
    4
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.1
    NW
    18
    0.1
    NW
    18
    Energy kJ
    9
    6
    8
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    1
    8
    12
    12
    Swell 3
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.1
    NW
    20
    0.1
    W
    7
    0.1
    NW
    18
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.1
    NW
    22
    0.1
    NW
    21
    0.1
    N
    20
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.1
    NW
    18
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.1
    NW
    13
    Energy kJ
    15
    1
    12
    2
    1
    18
    18
    8
    8
    13
    7
    7
    Wind waves
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.3
    SW
    2
    0.3
    SW
    2
    0.4
    SW
    3
    0.2
    S
    3
    0.1
    NW
    4
    Energy kJ
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    Nearest Offshore or Glassy
    Rating
    (10 max)
    2
    2
    2
    1
    3
    1
    1
    1
    3
    1
    3
    4
    1
    1
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    Distance (km)
    68
    68
    68
    68
    94
    68
    68
    68
    94
    68
    94
    97
    68
    68
    68
    68
    94
    68
    68
    68
    101
    101
    101
    101
    Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
    Rating
    (10 max)
    Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
    Rating
    (10 max)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Header Global
    Rating
    (10 max)
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    9
    9
    8
    7
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    • Map Icons:
    • Break
    • Live Wave Height (m)
    • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
    • Surf Rating (10 Max)
    • Ocean Swells (m)
    • Wind Speed (km/h)
    Map placeholder
    How to use the Wavefinder

    FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

    The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Outer Cut surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


    Nearest locationNearest