Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.9°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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
20
0.8
NW
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
13
12
12
12
5
5
5
10
7
31
12
8
8
8
10
13
7
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
WSW
10
N
10
N
5
E
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00PM3.69m
8:07AM3.63m
8:46PM4.00m
9:00AM3.89m
Low Tide
1:21PM1.20m
1:59AM0.86m
2:24PM0.92m
2:48AM0.58m
3:12PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
11
10
10
8
7
7
9
11
11
11
8
8
8
8
9
12
10
6
6
Feels °C
8
7
8
5
4
4
8
9
8
10
5
4
4
5
7
9
6
2
3
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