Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.5
NNW
1.4
NW
0.9
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NNW
0.5
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)1246655412121512131414141313141455131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31113145201163343444443442411333
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
4.04
11:21PM
3.75
11:49AM
4.06
11:58PM
3.71
12:21PM
4.00
12:36AM
3.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.95
5:24AM
0.93
5:35PM
0.96
6:01AM
0.98
6:08PM
0.98
6:42AM
1.03
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:30-------8:31-------8:32----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171920201614131316171615131313131618171815131212
Feels °C (?)16181919161212121515131313131313151515171411910
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