
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3PM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 13 | NW 17 | N 20 | N 4 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.40m | 8:46PM3.66m | 9:17AM3.65m | 9:25PM3.90m | 10:01AM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM1.08m | 2:53AM1.00m | 3:15PM0.85m | 3:30AM0.74m | 3:54PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 20 | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | NW 16 | NNE 4 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
— | — | 8 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 17 | — | NW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 19 | N 20 | N 18 | NW 15 | NW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 16 | — | — |
7 | 11 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | N 4 | NW 7 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 46 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 127 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 113 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 113 | 68 | 68 |
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