Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (20 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 14 | N 15 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 4 | N 15 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 57 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35PM3.45m | 3:08AM3.25m | 3:23PM3.24m | 4:11AM3.03m | 4:34PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM1.52m | 9:11AM1.50m | 9:52PM1.75m | 10:12AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 13 | — | — |
8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 14 | N 14 | N 15 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | N 6 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 45 | 57 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 |
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