
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 92 | 64 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:13PM3.95m | 1:30AM3.59m | 1:46PM3.76m | 2:11AM3.37m | 2:21PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.98m | 7:32AM1.06m | 7:37PM1.18m | 8:14AM1.26m | 8:20PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 3 |
— | 24 | 64 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | ENE 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 |
— | — | 23 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SW 3 | — | — | NNW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | SE 2 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
89 | 92 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 28 | 102 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 97 | 179 | 179 | 113 | 68 |
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