Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
125
111
78
87
94
89
21
18
9
9
23
23
23
23
12
3
3
9
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM3.05m
6:49AM3.02m
7:41PM3.22m
7:49AM3.20m
8:29PM3.45m
Low Tide
00:46AM1.71m
12:54PM1.66m
1:42AM1.54m
2:01PM1.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
9
8
10
14
15
13
10
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
4
4
6
9
10
9
6
7
6
8
10
10
11
10
10
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