Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 9AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
18
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
28
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
23
22
23
24
23
0
0
0
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:29AM4.26m
11:44PM4.38m
12:07PM4.20m
00:21AM4.22m
12:43PM4.06m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.30m
5:30PM0.44m
5:47AM0.40m
6:03PM0.54m
6:23AM0.57m
6:34PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
4
8
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
14
13
12
10
8
7
8
8
10
8
6
4
3
3
5
8
9
7
5
Feels °C
8
8
11
15
12
12
12
7
5
4
5
4
7
5
2
0
-1
-1
1
5
5
4
2
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