Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is

11.9° C

Inner Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 4	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 8	NNW 8	N 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	NNW 7	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	4	6	22	50	165	283	164	108	87	71	170	88	196	74	56	43	31	21	50	28	84	77	37	27
Wind (km/h)	SSW	NW	NE	N	N	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	W	ENE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NE	SSE	SW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide	8:15AM3.86m					9:11PM4.11m				9:16AM4.02m				10:00PM4.35m				10:12AM4.14m				10:45PM4.49m
Low Tide			2:30PM0.94m					3:03AM0.69m				3:32PM0.75m				3:56AM0.52m				4:27PM0.59m				4:46AM0.42m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	10	11	12	12	11	10	9	9	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	13	13	12	11	12	11	10
Feels °C	5	8	9	9	7	10	9	7	7	10	11	10	8	8	9	9	9	12	12	12	10	11	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 5	—	—	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	NW 13	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NW 16	N 5	N 6	NNW 6	N 6
kJ	2	6	15	—	—	283	164	108	87	71	72	7	79	74	56	43	31	21	20	62	29	31	37	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	—	—	—	—	—	N 14	—	NW 20	—	—	NW 13	NNW 12	NNW 18	NNW 17	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16
kJ	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	16	—	—	7	15	30	29	69	66	63	—	39	24	24	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 18	NW 18	NW 12	NW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	13	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 8	N 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—
kJ	—	—	22	50	165	—	—	—	—	—	170	88	196	—	—	—	—	—	50	28	84	77	95	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	68	102	102	118	118	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	101	0	118	0	0	2	101
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay						Tahunanui bar	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Schnappers Point	Outer Cut	Outer Cut	Outer Cut	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay (East end)		Outer Cut		Outer Cut	Schnappers Point	Tahunanui bar
Rating (10 max)						2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Inner Cut surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (13 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website