Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 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
19.7° 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: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)--
Afternoon (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.5
E
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
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)1515414513131313131313131212111111102120101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44240434333333111099298222
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
15
E
20
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
3.69
10:11AM
4.07
10:24PM
3.91
10:48AM
4.22
11:06PM
4.07
11:24AM
4.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.82
3:52AM
0.90
4:12PM
0.59
4:36AM
0.68
4:51PM
0.44
5:13AM
0.54
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-8:10-------8:08-------8:07------
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--242-------------------
Temp. °C19171388711161716108871215151412101091316
Feels °C (?)161510364812121354439111010108871114
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