
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
24 | 17 | 66 | 43 | 86 | 96 | 181 | 261 | 155 | 143 | 104 | 83 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM3.69m | 1:16PM3.72m | 1:39AM3.41m | 1:53PM3.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.95m | 7:01AM1.01m | 7:05PM1.21m | 7:40AM1.25m | 7:50PM1.48m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 28 | 104 | 83 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 17 | NW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
— | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 102 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | NNE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 17 | 66 | 43 | 86 | 96 | 181 | 261 | — | 143 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 127 | 2 | 102 |
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