Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
10
0.3
NE
4
0.4
N
5
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
NNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
9
32
47
89
97
97
111
121
117
93
36
24
15
9
4
4
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
0
S
0
S
0
NNE
0
E
5
S
0
W
0
E
0
E
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM3.92m
9:47PM4.31m
10:03AM4.11m
10:27PM4.45m
10:48AM4.23m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.72m
3:47AM0.44m
4:14PM0.53m
4:30AM0.31m
4:54PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
10
10
8
9
13
12
11
10
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