Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 31 | 34 | 60 | 77 | 176 | 319 | 547 | 347 | 318 | 240 | 165 | 126 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:34PM3.07m | 5:30AM2.94m | 6:21PM3.05m | 6:49AM3.02m | 7:41PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM1.67m | 11:30PM1.80m | 11:30AM1.74m | 00:46AM1.71m | 12:54PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 318 | 240 | 165 | 126 | 94 | 53 | 33 | 91 | 88 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 19 | NW 15 | NW 12 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 92 | 94 | 29 | 18 | 58 | 59 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
— | 31 | 34 | 60 | 77 | 176 | 319 | 547 | 347 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 2 | 102 | 113 | 2 | 276 | 113 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
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