Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
- 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 16 | N 16 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 22 | 60 | 55 | 40 | 86 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 105 | 303 | 980 | 2444 | 652 | 502 | 658 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM3.41m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  |  |  | |  | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 1043 | — | — | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 22 | 60 | 55 | 40 | 86 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 105 | 303 | 980 | 2444 | 652 | 502 | 658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 102 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 140 | 184 | 178 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 2 |
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