Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 08 Nov 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.6
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
1
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)5555141444345541433466666613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33291774412115453654264075675256474167
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
0
NW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossoffglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
4.15
1:15PM
4.25
1:36AM
3.90
2:03PM
4.00
2:33AM
3.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.42
6:52AM
0.62
7:14PM
0.67
7:45AM
0.83
8:12PM
0.95
8:39AM
1.06
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:15-------8:15-------8:16------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------111-----
Temp. °C191916141413181717171413121215171616161514141618
Feels °C (?)171814121211171515161312101013151514131215141617
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