Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.1
N
7
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.8
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
17
1
31
20
8
4
4
4
3
6
12
12
12
7
51
90
46
164
170
113
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:17AM3.65m
9:25PM3.90m
10:01AM3.90m
10:04PM4.09m
10:42AM4.12m
Low Tide
2:53AM1.00m
3:15PM0.85m
3:30AM0.74m
3:54PM0.63m
4:06AM0.55m
4:32PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:58
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Temp °C
11
11
17
18
21
21
14
11
10
10
16
19
19
18
15
13
12
12
17
19
19
18
14
Feels °C
10
10
16
15
19
17
10
6
5
6
12
16
16
17
11
9
8
9
15
16
15
14
10
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