Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.8° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
1
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
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)
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
16
40
83
239
419
320
276
305
636
225
148
108
106
79
56
55
36
34
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:04PM3.26m
5:41AM3.39m
6:54PM3.38m
7:01AM3.50m
8:09PM3.71m
Low Tide
10:29AM1.36m
11:41PM1.36m
11:54AM1.37m
00:58AM1.19m
1:20PM1.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
3
11
9
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
11
10
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
8
6
6
7
8
11
11
9
7
7
5
5
8
11
11
9
10
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