
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 43 | 212 | 311 | 362 | 216 | 178 | 133 | 245 | 94 | 97 | 86 | 305 | 318 | 249 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59AM3.37m | 4:21PM3.29m | 5:00AM3.22m | 5:32PM3.21m | 6:07AM3.15m | 6:58PM3.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM1.49m | 10:52PM1.66m | 11:13AM1.59m | 00:09AM1.68m | 12:16PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 4 | NW 14 | N 14 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 116 | 94 | 97 | 86 | 305 | 318 | 249 | 193 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 4 | NW 14 | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 17 | N 7 | — | — | — |
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | NNW 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 |
— | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 43 | 212 | 311 | 362 | 216 | 178 | — | 245 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 187 | 201 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 124 | 0 | 180 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 235 | 216 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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