Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
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0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNW
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
2
0
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
0
ENE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:40PM2.96m
6:28AM3.06m
7:07PM3.12m
7:32AM3.20m
8:03PM3.39m
Low Tide
11:12AM1.61m
00:06AM1.70m
12:34PM1.52m
1:20AM1.53m
1:42PM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:52
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7:52
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7:53
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Temp °C
13
15
14
13
11
11
10
10
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
9
16
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
13
13
14
14
12
11
9
6
13
16
14
15
13
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