Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.3
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.5
E
4
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
4
0
14
14
7
4
3
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:54AM3.84m
2:17PM3.79m
2:47AM3.58m
3:10PM3.51m
3:52AM3.33m
4:24PM3.26m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.83m
8:19PM0.95m
8:48AM1.07m
9:30PM1.24m
9:55AM1.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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7:32
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Temp °C
9
9
8
12
18
19
15
12
12
11
12
10
11
10
10
8
7
6
5
9
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
5
4
8
15
16
10
8
9
8
10
9
10
7
8
6
4
3
2
7
7
8
8
6
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