Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
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 (?)
0.4
N
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.4
SW
0.2
NNW
0.3
N
0.6
NNE
0.1
N
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.8
NNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)3444434432053181812121212344455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2911313237700663333210663264
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
5
S
0
NNW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
3.87
3:03AM
3.71
3:31PM
3.62
3:54AM
3.47
4:35PM
3.39
5:10AM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.87
9:05AM
1.04
9:31PM
1.12
10:19AM
1.30
10:39PM
1.34
11:55AM
1.42
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-8:20-------8:17-------8:16------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181613131516212220181614141417191917161515151820
Feels °C (?)151412111112181819171612111216171616161615151819
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