Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.8°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
39
67
83
134
277
246
155
104
81
50
30
21
14
28
28
27
25
23
22
22
22
12
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
5
W
10
NNW
15
N
5
N
0
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:11AM3.25m
5:04PM3.14m
5:40AM3.23m
6:55PM3.34m
7:02AM3.38m
8:00PM3.69m
Low Tide
10:17AM1.43m
11:40PM1.39m
11:55AM1.41m
00:59AM1.16m
1:21PM1.20m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
3
1
3
5
14
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
7
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
10
13
14
12
11
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
5
8
8
7
7
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