Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
1.5
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)131313101616161616166655411111091110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33322424242424241594332117998298888
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
4.08
1:24AM
3.99
1:37PM
3.88
1:56AM
3.84
2:12PM
3.64
2:30AM
3.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.66
7:11AM
0.79
7:38PM
0.85
7:42AM
1.02
8:13PM
1.06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:16-------
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------7:58----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182019181616151417202121171615131617151211111110
Feels °C (?)1718171814151514171921221514131316151298997
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