
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 36 | 61 | 144 | 233 | 559 | 362 | 163 | 153 | 134 | 107 | 78 | 116 | 78 | 75 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | 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 | 10:16AM3.74m | 10:36PM4.04m | 10:54AM3.84m | 11:09PM4.12m | 11:31AM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.84m | 4:30AM0.92m | 5:00PM0.70m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:31PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 4 | NNW 7 |
49 | 36 | — | — | — | 216 | 156 | 163 | 153 | 134 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 60 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 17 | — | — | — | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 4 |
12 | 12 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 116 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
80 | — | 61 | 144 | 233 | 559 | 362 | 393 | 408 | 3 | 107 | 78 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 102 | 68 |
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