Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

    The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

    Thu
    20
    Friday
    21
    Saturday
    22
    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
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    Swell
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    Wave
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    0.1
    NW
    15
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.1
    NW
    14
    0.1
    N
    14
    0.1
    N
    15
    0.1
    N
    16
    0.1
    N
    16
    0.1
    N
    16
    0.1
    N
    16
    0.1
    N
    15
    0.4
    NNW
    4
    0.1
    N
    15
    0.3
    NNW
    4
    0.4
    NNW
    4
    0.2
    N
    6
    0.9
    NW
    6
    0.9
    NNW
    6
    0.9
    NNW
    6
    1.5
    NNW
    6
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    0
    0
    0
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    4
    3
    7
    3
    52
    45
    57
    160
    Wind (km/h)
    10
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    NW
    10
    N
    5
    SSE
    10
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    10
    WSW
    5
    NNW
    0
    ENE
    5
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    Wind State
    cross-on
    glassy
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    glassy
    cross-on
    glassy
    cross-off
    cross
    cross
    cross
    cross
    on
    glassy
    glassy
    cross-on
    High Tide
    2:35PM3.45m
    3:08AM3.25m
    3:23PM3.24m
    4:11AM3.03m
    4:34PM3.07m
    Low Tide
    8:33PM1.52m
    9:11AM1.50m
    9:52PM1.75m
    10:12AM1.67m
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    clear
    part cloud
    part cloud
    clear
    cloud
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    7:09
    7:07
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    5:50
    5:51
    5:52
     mm
    Temp °C
    10
    9
    8
    8
    6
    6
    7
    11
    11
    9
    7
    7
    6
    6
    9
    13
    13
    13
    11
    Feels °C
    7
    7
    6
    6
    3
    3
    4
    9
    8
    7
    4
    3
    2
    2
    6
    11
    12
    12
    9
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