Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.7
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
206
181
156
319
120
99
80
78
58
57
191
125
125
86
15
21
20
20
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
NE
0
SE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:32PM3.21m
6:07AM3.15m
6:58PM3.28m
7:13AM3.17m
8:03PM3.44m
Low Tide
11:13AM1.59m
00:09AM1.68m
12:16PM1.61m
1:12AM1.60m
1:19PM1.56m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
11
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
7
6
5
6
6
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
11
13
11
8
10
7
6
5
6
8
8
7
4
4
2
4
3
7
7
5
5
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