Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
3
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
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
6
3
NNW
10
1.7
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
12
45
53
72
27
25
18
13
29
88
41
89
157
230
1676
567
394
678
234
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
W
0
NE
0
S
0
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
E
25
NE
15
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:39PM3.38m
4:22AM3.42m
5:04PM3.26m
5:41AM3.39m
6:54PM3.38m
Low Tide
9:17AM1.22m
10:14PM1.38m
10:29AM1.36m
11:41PM1.36m
11:54AM1.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
11
6
2
Temp °C
5
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
9
11
14
11
9
Feels °C
1
5
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
6
7
7
5
10
12
9
6
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