Inner Cut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is

12.6° C

Inner Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NNW 2	NW 3	N 15	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNW 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	17	22	76	187	693	155	103	81	63	157	83	188	62	58	43
Wind (km/h)	S	NW	N	NE	SSE	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	N	NE	NNW	N	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	NE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	7:10AM3.70m				8:14PM3.81m				8:15AM3.86m					9:11PM4.11m				9:16AM4.02m				10:00PM4.35m
Low Tide			1:23PM1.11m				2:06AM0.88m				2:30PM0.94m					3:03AM0.69m				3:32PM0.75m				3:56AM0.52m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	9	10	12	12	10	9	8	9	11	13	11	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	2	7	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	7	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	9	12	10	10	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	—	—	N 4	N 4	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NW 13	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	10	10	10	10	9	9	—	—	2	10	—	—	—	279	155	103	81	63	81	6	83	62	58	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 15	NW 15	N 15	N 15	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	NW 13	NNW 12	NW 18	NNW 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	136	45	34	2	2	7	15	12	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 14	NNW 8	NW 20	—	—	N 18	NW 19	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	47	16	—	—	6	14	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NW 3	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	17	22	76	187	693	—	—	—	—	157	83	188	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	102	118	102	2	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay														Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point		Outer Cut	Outer Cut	Outer Cut	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point	Delaware Bay Point
Rating (10 max)														3	2	1	1		1	1	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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