Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
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
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
15
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
2
10
20
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:49PM3.63m
8:57AM3.44m
9:27PM3.79m
9:38AM3.60m
Low Tide
2:46AM1.33m
3:08PM1.25m
3:22AM1.19m
3:51PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
4
4
5
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
7
Feels °C
2
1
1
0
2
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
4
7
8
7
4
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