Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Outer Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Cut sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Outer Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 8PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)13757777718186618171616165666678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1710141016999664366555142324233273138
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
3.47
7:45AM
3.41
8:21PM
3.60
8:36AM
3.53
9:01PM
3.70
9:23AM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
1.37
1:46AM
1.22
2:05PM
1.23
2:30AM
1.13
2:48PM
1.10
3:09AM
1.04
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset-8:23-------8:24-------8:25------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1121
Temp. °C1715118771214141411109913151416151515151516
Feels °C (?)1110644410111112998811131215151414121113
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