Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
64
74
97
50
64
139
219
270
724
1159
1437
413
258
343
379
105
86
64
43
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
S
5
S
0
S
0
W
5
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48AM3.76m
00:03AM3.98m
12:28PM3.72m
00:41AM3.94m
1:09PM3.65m
1:20AM3.89m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.86m
5:57AM0.97m
6:29PM0.86m
6:37AM0.98m
7:04PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
2
4
6
6
1
1
Temp °C
7
11
12
10
9
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
11
10
10
12
12
10
10
9
8
6
Feels °C
4
9
10
9
7
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
4
12
10
9
8
10
10
8
8
6
5
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.1
N
13
2
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Energy kJ
11
11
3
25
28
39
3
656
413
258
167
161
105
86
64
43
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
Energy kJ
3
5
7
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
28
42
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
11
64
74
97
50
64
139
219
270
724
1159
1437
343
379
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
97
101
118
0
0
0
2
102
118
121
123
123
184
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
28
28
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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