Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
162
101
39
40
26
27
28
24
47
52
40
42
66
84
94
131
240
226
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
N
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
0
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17PM3.53m
2:56AM3.42m
3:20PM3.27m
4:11AM3.25m
5:04PM3.14m
Low Tide
8:32PM1.22m
8:57AM1.27m
10:03PM1.42m
10:17AM1.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
11
11
11
10
8
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
4
5
7
6
5
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
10
11
11
12
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