
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 9AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 | N 5 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 3 | SW 3 | N 16 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:58PM4.17m | 1:09AM4.06m | 1:35PM4.02m | 1:54AM3.84m | 2:17PM3.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.47m | 7:06AM0.61m | 7:29PM0.67m | 7:53AM0.83m | 8:19PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | ENE 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | N 7 | N 8 | N 17 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | W 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | NW 16 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | N 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 65 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 101 | 118 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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