
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 18 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 20 | N 6 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | N 8 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:46PM4.00m | 9:00AM3.89m | 9:27PM4.21m | 9:45AM4.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.58m | 3:12PM0.66m | 3:29AM0.39m | 3:52PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | E 4 | NNW 20 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 4 | NW 18 |
8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 92 | 86 | 82 | 5 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 18 | NW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 16 | NW 20 | N 5 | E 3 | — | NW 11 | — | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 18 | NNW 4 |
1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 49 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 21 | NW 16 | NW 20 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | — | E 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | SW 2 |
— | — | — | 62 | — | 32 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 123 | 2 | 113 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 102 |
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