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Inner Cut

Lat Long: 41.26° S 173.26° E

Inner Cut Surf Photo: 'Tubing Rights' by Kevin Toughey

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is

11.8° C

0.5°

Inner 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
	NNW	N	NNW	WNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	N	NNW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW	NNW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 12 pm

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

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

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Inner 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	NNW
	10 s	on	10 s	10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	N		NNW	NNW
	10 s	glass		10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 October at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ESE	SE	NNW
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE	SE	NW	SSE
	11 s	glass	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE	SE	NNW	WNW
	11 s	glass	4 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Inner 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	SE	NNW	WNW
	11 s	glass	4 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW		NW	WNW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW		NNW	WNW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW		NW	WNW
	11 s	on		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW
	11 s	on	11 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 October at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	W	NW	NW
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Inner 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	W	NW	NNW
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	11 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 October at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	W	NW	NW	NNW
	10 s	cross- on	11 s	10 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 October at 6 am

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

Image captured 3 hours and 7 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 2.5m (8.2 ft). Range 3.95m (13.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Inner Cut Surf Photo: 'Tubing Rights' by Kevin Toughey

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User: Kevin Toughey (5 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:23 am 14 Oct 2012