Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.9
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
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
86
80
75
27
26
18
16
10
9
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
N
0
E
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:09PM4.12m
11:31AM3.88m
11:43PM4.17m
12:08PM3.87m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.70m
5:04AM0.80m
5:31PM0.63m
5:40AM0.73m
6:03PM0.64m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
8
7
6
5
4
5
9
11
7
6
5
4
3
5
10
11
9
7
Feels °C
5
4
3
2
2
0
1
6
7
3
4
2
0
-1
1
6
7
7
4
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