Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s 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 glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.9
N
7
2.5
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.7
N
9
2.1
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
6
0
22
60
45
42
89
19
13
9
6
5
5
5
21
57
319
934
748
612
481
705
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
NE
5
ENE
15
N
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM3.41m
9:06PM3.69m
9:17AM3.61m
9:39PM3.91m
9:56AM3.79m
Low Tide
2:26AM1.36m
2:50PM1.15m
3:02AM1.15m
3:27PM0.88m
3:37AM0.93m
4:01PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
6
8
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
6
7
8
8
9
10
10
8
6
5
9
11
9
9
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