Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
12
12
53
74
98
25
18
17
29
31
43
104
154
612
654
492
377
327
234
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
0
NNE
5
S
5
S
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
30
NNE
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:15AM3.56m
3:39PM3.38m
4:22AM3.42m
5:04PM3.26m
5:41AM3.39m
6:54PM3.38m
Low Tide
9:17AM1.22m
10:14PM1.38m
10:29AM1.36m
11:41PM1.36m
11:54AM1.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
3
10
19
3
Temp °C
4
4
4
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
10
13
15
12
9
Feels °C
1
1
0
5
7
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
8
7
6
6
7
11
13
11
6
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