Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.7
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
11
11
20
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
S
5
W
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM3.68m
2:20AM3.74m
2:44PM3.55m
3:15AM3.56m
3:39PM3.38m
Low Tide
7:55PM1.04m
8:20AM1.03m
8:53PM1.24m
9:17AM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
7
5
4
4
4
4
7
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
2
1
1
1
0
4
6
6
4
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