Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | NNW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | NNW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 60 | 45 | 116 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:49AM3.20m | 8:29PM3.45m | 8:36AM3.41m | 9:06PM3.69m | 9:17AM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM1.43m | 2:26AM1.36m | 2:50PM1.15m | 3:02AM1.15m | 3:27PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 15 | — | NW 14 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
9 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 8 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 6 | — | NNW 5 | N 16 | N 16 |
23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 60 | 45 | 116 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 94 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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