Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
11.6° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
24
23
22
23
24
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM4.20m
00:21AM4.22m
12:43PM4.06m
00:58AM4.02m
1:19PM3.88m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.40m
6:03PM0.54m
6:23AM0.57m
6:34PM0.71m
7:00AM0.80m
7:07PM0.95m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
9
11
8
5
3
3
2
4
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
7
12
13
10
7
Feels °C
7
3
4
5
8
5
1
-1
-1
-2
0
5
4
3
0
0
0
0
4
8
9
7
4
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