Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 16 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
128 | 45 | 138 | 86 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 89 | 419 | 1028 | 1319 | 710 | 480 | 690 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:06PM3.69m | 9:17AM3.61m | 9:39PM3.91m | 9:56AM3.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM1.15m | 3:02AM1.15m | 3:27PM0.88m | 3:37AM0.93m | 4:01PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 3 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
43 | 45 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
128 | 152 | 138 | 86 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 89 | 419 | 1028 | 1319 | 710 | 480 | 690 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 97 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 140 | 184 | 184 | 118 | 68 | 118 | 2 |
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