
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
233 | 417 | 353 | 362 | 145 | 133 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 75 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:36PM4.04m | 10:54AM3.84m | 11:09PM4.12m | 11:31AM3.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.92m | 5:00PM0.70m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:31PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 7 |
— | 181 | 155 | 156 | 145 | 133 | 70 | 73 | 66 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | — | — |
— | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 80 | 75 | 46 | 49 | 19 | 17 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 12 |
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 8 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | N 7 | NNW 3 |
233 | 417 | 353 | 362 | 330 | 363 | 5 | 5 | 245 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 97 | 94 | 96 |
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