Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
1.5
N
9
1.2
NNW
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
187
365
669
1109
380
259
169
126
73
86
95
91
20
18
9
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
10
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:30AM2.94m
6:21PM3.05m
6:49AM3.02m
7:41PM3.22m
Low Tide
11:30PM1.80m
11:30AM1.74m
00:46AM1.71m
12:54PM1.66m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
4
4
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
8
10
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
11
10
7
8
9
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
6
11
11
9
8
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