Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.4°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
69
98
177
337
683
210
154
60
51
38
43
29
41
26
48
50
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
25
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
0
SSE
10
WNW
10
SSW
0
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:58AM3.66m
2:17PM3.53m
2:56AM3.42m
3:20PM3.27m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.95m
7:56AM1.04m
8:32PM1.22m
8:57AM1.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
13
15
14
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
14
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
12
10
8
4
4
5
6
8
8
10
11
8
10
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