Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 13 | N 6 | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | N 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM3.76m | 2:11AM3.37m | 2:21PM3.53m | 3:01AM3.18m | 3:05PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM1.18m | 8:14AM1.26m | 8:20PM1.39m | 9:02AM1.45m | 9:16PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 3 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | N 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 13 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 28 | 73 | 94 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 68 | 68 |
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