Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)8776616161615151516161515151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1578655271620454344697082797069673432333537161514
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
0
NNW
5
N
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
3.34
1:31AM
3.46
2:10PM
3.15
2:15AM
3.20
3:16PM
3.02
3:23AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
1.29
7:29AM
1.42
8:13PM
1.47
8:29AM
1.62
9:16PM
1.60
9:55AM
1.73
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181615141415161818181513121215181917141212111519
Feels °C (?)1818151313151618181913109101416171612101091418
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