Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
19
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNW
18
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
8
8
7
6
0
1
31
30
28
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM4.23m
11:06PM4.46m
11:29AM4.26m
11:44PM4.38m
12:07PM4.20m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.31m
4:54PM0.43m
5:10AM0.30m
5:30PM0.44m
5:47AM0.40m
6:03PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
3
7
3
Temp °C
10
9
11
14
17
14
12
11
10
10
12
15
14
12
12
10
7
5
5
7
10
7
4
Feels °C
8
7
10
13
16
13
11
9
8
8
10
14
12
11
11
7
4
2
2
5
6
3
0
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