Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
NNW
15
0.6
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
102
80
76
60
191
169
125
123
14
21
20
20
6
5
5
18
17
15
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
5
W
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:07AM3.15m
6:58PM3.28m
7:13AM3.17m
8:03PM3.44m
8:10AM3.28m
8:49PM3.63m
Low Tide
00:09AM1.68m
12:16PM1.61m
1:12AM1.60m
1:19PM1.56m
2:04AM1.48m
2:17PM1.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
11
8
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
4
5
4
5
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
1
2
1
2
7
6
4
3
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