Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
16.7°C
3.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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
4
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
2.1
N
8
3
NNW
9
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
4
3
4
20
19
12
7
12
99
71
170
145
86
108
261
545
1377
311
235
169
105
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
N
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
5
SE
10
W
25
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:01AM3.90m
10:04PM4.09m
10:42AM4.12m
10:43PM4.20m
11:21AM4.27m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.74m
3:54PM0.63m
4:06AM0.55m
4:32PM0.46m
4:44AM0.45m
5:11PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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6:24
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6:20
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7:58
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7:59
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8:00
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Temp °C
10
9
16
18
18
18
14
13
12
12
17
19
19
18
15
14
15
16
16
20
14
13
11
Feels °C
5
5
12
15
16
17
10
9
8
9
15
16
14
13
11
11
10
13
17
18
10
12
10
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