
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | 1324 | 297 | 195 | 195 | 137 | 63 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 52 | 34 | 82 | 85 | 66 | 71 | 58 | 32 | 78 | 136 | 56 | 32 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21AM4.27m | 11:25PM4.23m | 12:00PM4.32m | 00:09AM4.18m | 12:41PM4.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.45m | 5:11PM0.37m | 5:25AM0.45m | 5:50PM0.37m | 6:09AM0.53m | 6:33PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | 481 | 297 | 195 | — | 137 | 63 | 42 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 10 | — | — | 66 | 71 | 58 | 8 | — | — | 56 | 32 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 13 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | 17 | — | 56 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 2 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 2 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
383 | 1324 | — | — | 195 | 125 | — | 1 | — | 47 | 52 | 34 | 82 | 85 | 198 | 1 | — | 32 | 78 | 136 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 115 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 101 | 113 | 2 | 102 | 101 | 2 | 68 | 118 | 2 | 267 | 118 | 68 |
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