Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
NNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
8
2
2
9
8
5
4
34
21
60
45
116
19
20
13
5
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
0
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:49AM3.20m
8:29PM3.45m
8:36AM3.41m
9:06PM3.69m
9:17AM3.61m
Low Tide
2:01PM1.43m
2:26AM1.36m
2:50PM1.15m
3:02AM1.15m
3:27PM0.88m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
6
7
7
9
11
10
11
12
12
12
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
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