Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
18
17
16
6
6
5
5
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
5
N
5
SE
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM3.44m
8:10AM3.28m
8:49PM3.63m
8:57AM3.44m
Low Tide
2:04AM1.48m
2:17PM1.44m
2:46AM1.33m
3:08PM1.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
4
3
5
9
10
7
5
4
4
4
5
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
4
3
0
-1
2
6
7
5
2
1
1
0
2
8
7
6
4
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