Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N 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 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
256 | 125 | 111 | 78 | 87 | 94 | 89 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21PM3.05m | 6:49AM3.02m | 7:41PM3.22m | 7:49AM3.20m | 8:29PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM1.71m | 12:54PM1.66m | 1:42AM1.54m | 2:01PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
256 | 125 | 111 | 73 | 49 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
6 | 48 | 54 | 78 | 87 | 94 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 101 | 101 | 124 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
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