Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
N
5
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.5
N
9
3.5
NNW
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
9
2
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
22
60
55
40
86
18
13
8
8
5
5
12
27
105
303
980
2444
652
502
658
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
E
5
S
0
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
0
NE
10
ENE
15
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:36AM3.41m
9:06PM3.69m
9:17AM3.61m
9:39PM3.91m
9:56AM3.79m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.15m
3:02AM1.15m
3:27PM0.88m
3:37AM0.93m
4:01PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
12
6
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
10
9
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
12
14
12
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
9
7
5
10
9
8
8
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