Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 10PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
16
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
16
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
6
1.5
N
7
2
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
9
3.5
NNW
9
1.7
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
5
26
72
199
482
733
971
1874
461
257
180
112
65
45
43
29
29
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
ENE
5
NE
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:39PM3.91m
9:56AM3.79m
10:12PM4.10m
10:34AM3.92m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.88m
3:37AM0.93m
4:01PM0.66m
4:10AM0.73m
4:32PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
9
13
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
8
6
9
13
14
12
9
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
12
10
6
4
2
5
8
11
8
4
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