Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Inner 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 Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
59
37
50
36
69
57
326
497
283
195
147
120
41
61
43
42
43
21
32
37
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
E
5
NE
30
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSE
0
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:33PM3.76m
1:58AM3.66m
2:17PM3.53m
2:56AM3.42m
3:20PM3.27m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.80m
7:31PM0.95m
7:56AM1.04m
8:32PM1.22m
8:57AM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
14
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
10
10
11
10
9
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
12
14
13
11
12
11
9
12
10
8
4
3
5
5
6
7
9
11
9
9
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