Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 24 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 6PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (24 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.2
N
1.8
N
2
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)131111121212171616161616161615578888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33333365555555471340470516417263291210151
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
15
N
5
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
3.89
1:17AM
3.59
1:31PM
3.74
2:01AM
3.50
2:13PM
3.59
2:51AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
1.04
7:25AM
1.09
7:24PM
1.14
8:08AM
1.15
8:12PM
1.26
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:34-------8:36-------8:37----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------14103232----
Temp. °C161717181313121215171718161515161717171717171616
Feels °C (?)161516171011101014151617151514121313141618191717
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