Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.9° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
22
22
22
22
10
16
10
82
84
4
22
22
22
2
1
0
0
1
7
53
92
50
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:56AM4.04m
1:24PM4.10m
1:47AM3.83m
2:13PM3.88m
2:45AM3.59m
3:12PM3.64m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.67m
7:21PM0.70m
7:52AM0.84m
8:20PM0.97m
8:49AM1.03m
9:35PM1.18m
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
9
8
10
14
12
9
6
7
8
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
11
13
16
16
12
Feels °C
4
3
4
5
6
6
4
2
2
3
5
9
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
9
10
14
15
11
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