Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.9°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
N
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
329
662
155
131
67
28
19
25
16
32
33
25
22
23
23
23
13
14
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:04PM3.14m
5:40AM3.23m
6:55PM3.34m
7:02AM3.38m
8:00PM3.69m
Low Tide
11:40PM1.39m
11:55AM1.41m
00:59AM1.16m
1:21PM1.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
3
1
2
14
8
3
6
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
11
7
6
6
7
8
6
5
4
6
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
13
13
13
8
3
3
4
4
6
4
2
1
4
6
7
8
7
8
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