Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
27
31
29
24
48
52
43
43
60
67
80
108
233
306
167
167
212
196
142
99
80
60
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
NW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NE
25
NNE
25
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:56AM3.42m
3:20PM3.27m
4:11AM3.25m
5:04PM3.14m
5:40AM3.23m
6:55PM3.34m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.27m
10:03PM1.42m
10:17AM1.43m
11:40PM1.39m
11:55AM1.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
6
5
4
5
3
3
2
Temp °C
11
8
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
9
9
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
5
7
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
13
13
10
4
6
5
7
7
6
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