Outer Cut Surf Forecast

/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.26° S 173.26° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 NZST

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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 12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (26 Aug)	0.5ft (0.2m)	5s
Evening (26 Aug)	-	-

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

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	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW
Period(s) (?)	5	20	20	6	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	11	4	10	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2	0	0	5	12	11	27	27	13	14	5	4	1	3	18	61	56	145	478	131	303	96	93	119
Wind (km/h)	N	ENE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	NNE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	NNE	NW	NNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				11:48PM 4.13					12:08PM 3.99				12:20AM 4.00				12:40PM 3.88				12:54AM 3.82
Low Tide / height (m)		5:32PM 0.61				5:49AM 0.64				5:59PM 0.71					6:21AM 0.77				6:27PM 0.88				6:54AM 0.93

	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-
Sunset	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	10	8	8	7	6	8	12	11	10	8	8	8	7	9	11	14	12	11	9	8	9	11	14
Feels °C (?)	10	9	6	6	4	3	5	9	8	8	5	5	5	4	6	9	10	9	9	6	5	5	7	9

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

Lovely day with light breezes that were never worse than cross-shore. The swell of the past few days would have been a bit small for here but it was joined by a building groundswell of more than 20 seconds. Although this second swell was only about 0.5m, it was enough to create sets to about head-high every 15 minutes or so. Slowly increasing as the tide dropped. Just 2 surfers out.
5 hours 20 minutes ago Wharariki Beach, 97 km away

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Actual: 37 min ago

7 km/h

Clean

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