Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)3101616161515121114141477776661414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)025555433444415232214137161842295348
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
0
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
3.65
2:52PM
3.38
3:06AM
3.43
3:40PM
3.13
3:50AM
3.19
4:46PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.27
8:53PM
1.29
9:03AM
1.53
9:41PM
1.51
10:13AM
1.73
10:44PM
1.68
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:54-------7:52--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111131617161210991316161513121212141619181615
Feels °C (?)991114151497671113131212101110131517171715
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