Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
12
1
NW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.8
NW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
20
0.1
N
6
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.3
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
10
7
3
54
8
8
43
15
8
4
2
37
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
0
N
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:07AM3.63m
8:46PM4.00m
9:00AM3.89m
9:27PM4.21m
9:45AM4.09m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.86m
2:24PM0.92m
2:48AM0.58m
3:12PM0.66m
3:29AM0.39m
3:52PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
7
7
10
11
12
11
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
7
6
5
4
3
6
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
4
4
9
8
9
10
5
5
4
6
8
9
9
4
4
2
1
-1
2
8
8
7
5
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