Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s 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 glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 4 | N 5 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 89 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 319 | 934 | 748 | 612 | 481 | 705 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36AM3.41m | 9:06PM3.69m | 9:17AM3.61m | 9:39PM3.91m | 9:56AM3.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM1.36m | 2:50PM1.15m | 3:02AM1.15m | 3:27PM0.88m | 3:37AM0.93m | 4:01PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 15 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 3 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 10 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 17 | — | N 10 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | — | 22 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 89 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 57 | 319 | 934 | 748 | 612 | 481 | 705 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 97 | 102 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 140 | 177 | 140 | 253 | 118 | 118 | 0 |
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