Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.4° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
7
2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
417
353
362
145
133
70
73
80
75
28
27
19
17
10
15
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
5
SE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
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
10:36PM4.04m
10:54AM3.84m
11:09PM4.12m
11:31AM3.88m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.92m
5:00PM0.70m
5:04AM0.80m
5:31PM0.63m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
4
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
7
6
6
4
5
9
11
7
6
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
0
1
6
7
3
3
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