Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM4.01m | 11:17PM4.27m | 11:46AM4.05m | 11:52PM4.22m | 12:20PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.57m | 5:03PM0.45m | 5:15AM0.48m | 5:36PM0.47m | 5:49AM0.49m | 6:09PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 118 | 118 | 104 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 7 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | NW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 53 | — | — | 164 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 17 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 62 | 3 | 77 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 113 | 113 | 133 | 113 | 2 | 113 | 133 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 68 | 68 |
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