Outer Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Outer Cut WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.2° 

Outer Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Outer Cut surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NNW swell with 599 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Outer Cut this week:

The surf forecast for Outer Cut over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Outer Cut in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6PM (Sat 22nd Aug)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 6AM (Sat 29th Aug)7ft (2.2m) 7s
Most Powerful 6AM (Sun 23rd Aug)7ft (2.2m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Outer Cut over the next 16 days.


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