Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

Inner 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 Inner Cut today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
15
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:06AM3.57m
3:27PM3.44m
3:59AM3.37m
4:21PM3.29m
Low Tide
8:34PM1.27m
9:16AM1.33m
9:32PM1.51m
10:12AM1.49m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
7
8
13
13
10
9
8
7
7
7
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
4
3
2
4
5
11
10
9
7
6
5
5
5
9
10
8
9
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