Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 2PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
15
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
1
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
4
2
13
48
27
40
31
31
83
64
104
270
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
25
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:57AM3.44m
9:27PM3.79m
9:38AM3.60m
10:02PM3.92m
10:16AM3.74m
Low Tide
3:08PM1.25m
3:22AM1.19m
3:51PM1.04m
3:56AM1.05m
4:27PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
3
Temp °C
6
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
7
7
6
7
8
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
3
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
7
8
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
10
7
8
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