Inner Cut Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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


Inner Cut surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NNW swell with 252 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Inner Cut this week:

The surf forecast for Inner Cut over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Inner Cut in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Wed 7th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 6s
Best Surf 7PM (Sun 11th Oct)5ft (1.6m) 7s
Most Powerful 7PM (Sun 11th Oct)5ft (1.6m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Inner Cut over the next 16 days.


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