Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.3
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
28
27
26
25
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
10
N
0
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:02AM4.24m
11:15PM4.27m
11:36AM4.19m
11:49PM4.14m
12:10PM4.08m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.42m
5:17AM0.41m
5:29PM0.53m
5:50AM0.57m
5:58PM0.71m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
17
15
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
12
10
8
8
7
10
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
14
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
10
10
11
9
6
6
5
8
11
11
10
8
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