
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 123 | 144 | 254 | 181 | 106 | 120 | 81 | 58 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM3.91m | 00:59AM3.69m | 1:16PM3.72m | 1:39AM3.41m | 1:53PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.95m | 7:01AM1.01m | 7:05PM1.21m | 7:40AM1.25m | 7:50PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 16 |
— | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 181 | 106 | 120 | 81 | 58 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 123 | 144 | 254 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 102 | 113 | 101 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 118 | 113 | 113 |
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