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Outer Cut

Outer Cut Surf Photo: 'A great day' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is

13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
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	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

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	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

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	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SW		NNW	NW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	W		NNW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW		NNW
	11 s	on		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW
	12 s	on	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW
	12 s	on	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNW
	12 s	cross- on	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WSW		NNW
	12 s	cross- on		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSE		NNW	SSE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW		NNW	SSE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW		NNW	SSE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW		NNW	SSE
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WSW		NNW	SSE
	10 s	glass		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Outer Cut around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 9 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.9 ft). Range 4.60m (15.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Outer Cut Surf Photo: 'A great day' by Rob Davies

A really great day at this fickle spot. Uploaded to see what the swell and wind were forecast to be doing at the time.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:42 am 29 May 2016