Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.7° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.5
N
10
1.7
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1.5
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
14
1.5
ESE
5
0.4
NW
16
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
97
37
47
110
240
367
665
1040
1184
481
270
171
138
293
127
93
57
28
10
36
0
0
3
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
S
0
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
45
NNE
10
NNW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
SW
5
WNW
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:03AM3.98m
12:28PM3.72m
00:41AM3.94m
1:09PM3.65m
1:20AM3.89m
1:51PM3.57m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.97m
6:29PM0.86m
6:37AM0.98m
7:04PM0.92m
7:20AM1.02m
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7:52
7:52
7:52
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5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
2
3
11
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
9
8
7
8
12
11
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
4
11
8
7
9
9
11
8
8
6
4
4
4
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.1
N
13
1.7
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NW
17
0.5
E
6
0.4
NW
16
Energy kJ
27
39
3
481
270
171
138
135
127
93
57
28
10
36
75
16
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
13
0.4
NW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
6
17
46
12
80
69
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
22
8
1
5
5
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.5
N
10
1.5
NNW
8
0.4
SE
3
0.7
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
71
97
37
47
110
240
367
665
1040
1184
293
3
11
24
82
111
53
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
118
118
123
123
140
10
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
215
2
158
128
128
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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