
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 16 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 14 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 13 | NNW 4 | — | N 21 | N 20 | N 16 | NW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28AM3.06m | 7:07PM3.12m | 7:32AM3.20m | 8:03PM3.39m | 8:28AM3.40m | 8:46PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM1.70m | 12:34PM1.52m | 1:20AM1.53m | 1:42PM1.32m | 2:12AM1.28m | 2:33PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 15 | N 15 | N 14 | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 20 | — | NW 18 |
1 | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 19 | — |
3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | N 21 | — | N 16 | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 102 | 101 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 127 | 101 | 68 |
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