Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
62
80
39
75
144
335
212
344
159
149
92
110
104
81
79
78
44
32
19
18
17
5
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:16AM3.74m
10:36PM4.04m
10:54AM3.84m
11:09PM4.12m
11:31AM3.88m
Low Tide
3:56AM1.05m
4:27PM0.84m
4:30AM0.92m
5:00PM0.70m
5:04AM0.80m
5:31PM0.63m
clear
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mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
10
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
4
5
9
10
7
6
Feels °C
5
5
8
9
9
7
9
9
9
6
5
5
4
2
3
4
4
0
1
5
7
3
3
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