Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
20
0.9
NW
5
0.1
N
18
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
13
12
12
12
5
5
5
10
7
37
6
8
8
8
8
14
8
5
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:02AM3.38m
8:00PM3.69m
8:07AM3.63m
8:46PM4.00m
9:00AM3.89m
Low Tide
1:21PM1.20m
1:59AM0.86m
2:24PM0.92m
2:48AM0.58m
3:12PM0.66m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
8
10
10
10
9
7
6
6
9
11
11
11
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
7
6
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
7
4
3
3
7
8
8
10
5
4
4
5
7
8
6
3
3
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