Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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)
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
8
10
33
69
82
176
220
86
59
33
19
12
17
15
13
13
6
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:36PM4.16m
10:59AM4.13m
11:11PM4.17m
11:34AM4.17m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.56m
4:40AM0.45m
4:57PM0.51m
5:14AM0.47m
5:28PM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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 mm
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4
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
15
15
14
14
12
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