Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
80 | 187 | 365 | 669 | 1109 | 380 | 259 | 169 | 126 | 73 | 86 | 95 | 91 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:30AM2.94m | 6:21PM3.05m | 6:49AM3.02m | 7:41PM3.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM1.80m | 11:30AM1.74m | 00:46AM1.71m | 12:54PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 413 | 380 | 259 | 169 | 126 | 73 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 86 | 95 | 91 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | NW 7 | — | — |
80 | 187 | 365 | 669 | 1109 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 69 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 123 | 101 | 124 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 101 | 101 |
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