
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 99 | 78 | 159 | 126 | 97 | 130 | 308 | 513 | 1101 | 328 | 169 | 177 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM4.09m | 10:42AM4.12m | 10:43PM4.20m | 11:21AM4.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.63m | 4:06AM0.55m | 4:32PM0.46m | 4:44AM0.45m | 5:11PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 8 |
6 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 492 | 328 | 30 | 15 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNE 4 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 12 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 84 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
3 | — | — | — | 6 | 60 | 99 | 78 | 159 | 126 | 97 | 130 | 308 | 513 | 1101 | — | — | 177 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 113 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 118 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 122 | 124 | 292 | 253 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 101 | 68 |
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