
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 62 | 80 | 39 | 75 | 144 | 335 | 212 | 344 | 159 | 149 | 92 | 110 | 104 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 44 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:16AM3.74m | 10:36PM4.04m | 10:54AM3.84m | 11:09PM4.12m | 11:31AM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM1.05m | 4:27PM0.84m | 4:30AM0.92m | 5:00PM0.70m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:31PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 19 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NE 4 | NNW 7 |
25 | 37 | 48 | 39 | — | — | — | 7 | 152 | 159 | 149 | 92 | 33 | 23 | 81 | 68 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 17 | NW 17 | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NE 4 |
8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 79 | 78 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | NNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 12 |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 2 |
— | 62 | 80 | — | 75 | 144 | 335 | 212 | 344 | 382 | 398 | 1 | 110 | 104 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 94 | 68 |
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