Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 131 | 145 | 127 | 72 | 88 | 80 | 75 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54AM3.84m | 11:09PM4.12m | 11:31AM3.88m | 11:43PM4.17m | 12:08PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.92m | 5:00PM0.70m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:31PM0.63m | 5:40AM0.73m | 6:03PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NNW 7 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 155 | — | 145 | 127 | 72 | 20 | 66 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | — | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 19 | N 6 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 12 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 80 | 75 | 46 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 6 | — | — | NW 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | — | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | N 7 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 336 | 131 | 355 | — | 6 | 88 | 250 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 97 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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