Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
16
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
183
300
234
177
154
94
39
40
27
26
27
36
45
47
47
380
51
74
117
170
233
243
Wind (km/h)
5
E
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
SSW
0
S
5
SW
5
SE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58AM3.66m
2:17PM3.53m
2:56AM3.42m
3:20PM3.27m
4:11AM3.25m
5:04PM3.14m
Low Tide
7:56AM1.04m
8:32PM1.22m
8:57AM1.27m
10:03PM1.42m
10:17AM1.43m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
13
13
15
14
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
13
12
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
9
11
10
7
4
4
6
6
7
8
8
11
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
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