Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.0°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.1
N
16
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
4
1.2
N
6
2
N
7
2.5
N
9
2.5
N
10
2
N
10
1.7
N
9
2.1
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
45
138
86
18
13
8
8
5
8
15
33
89
419
1028
1319
710
480
690
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSW
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SE
0
ENE
10
NE
20
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:06PM3.69m
9:17AM3.61m
9:39PM3.91m
9:56AM3.79m
Low Tide
2:50PM1.15m
3:02AM1.15m
3:27PM0.88m
3:37AM0.93m
4:01PM0.66m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
10
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
10
9
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
10
13
13
13
13
7
7
10
9
11
11
10
8
7
6
10
10
10
8
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