
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 12AM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | SW 2 | NW 16 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | NW 18 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 4 | N 11 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM4.40m | 12:37PM4.12m | 00:52AM4.23m | 1:19PM3.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.53m | 6:16AM0.50m | 6:35PM0.64m | 6:58AM0.67m | 7:12PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 4 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 16 |
10 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 15 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NW 4 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 101 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 28 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 102 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 94 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay | |||||||||||||||||||
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