Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNW
9
1
N
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
397
308
176
106
77
86
94
89
17
18
18
8
23
23
23
23
8
8
9
0
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM3.05m
6:49AM3.02m
7:41PM3.22m
7:49AM3.20m
8:29PM3.45m
Low Tide
11:30AM1.74m
00:46AM1.71m
12:54PM1.66m
1:42AM1.54m
2:01PM1.43m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
9
10
10
9
7
9
14
16
13
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
11
6
6
4
3
3
4
3
5
9
11
10
6
7
7
7
10
12
11
11
9
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