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Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 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
16.9° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). 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 (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)887754412125665554415121314141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222010838126633231124528127334434444
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
SE
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
0
E
0
SSW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
3.96
10:47PM
3.78
11:16AM
4.04
11:21PM
3.75
11:49AM
4.06
11:58PM
3.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.96
4:49AM
0.91
5:04PM
0.95
5:24AM
0.93
5:35PM
0.96
6:01AM
0.98
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120201615141418192020161413131516161513131213
Feels °C (?)201919191615141317171919161211131414131313131213
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