Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1.3
N
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
NNW
15
0.7
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
336
133
119
102
102
80
76
58
191
228
125
86
15
21
20
20
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
5
E
0
N
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
N
5
NE
0
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:32PM3.21m
6:07AM3.15m
6:58PM3.28m
7:13AM3.17m
8:03PM3.44m
Low Tide
00:09AM1.68m
12:16PM1.61m
1:12AM1.60m
1:19PM1.56m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
14
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
10
9
7
7
7
6
6
9
9
7
7
Feels °C
12
10
10
7
6
6
5
9
7
7
4
5
6
4
3
7
6
4
5
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