
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
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 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 11 | NW 16 | N 15 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 28 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 75 | 151 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:27PM3.79m | 9:38AM3.60m | 10:02PM3.92m | 10:16AM3.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM1.25m | 3:22AM1.19m | 3:51PM1.04m | 3:56AM1.05m | 4:27PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 15 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 17 | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 151 | 274 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 122 | 118 | 0 |
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