Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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
18.9° 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 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
1.1
NW
0.8
NNW
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)12121212137125657111111117714755556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2626288393592833401525252512131517209660315181
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
N
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
3.78
8:37PM
3.76
8:46AM
4.04
9:21PM
4.02
9:25AM
4.23
10:02PM
4.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.96
2:13PM
0.85
2:35AM
0.70
2:51PM
0.58
3:15AM
0.47
3:28PM
0.40
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:52---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101217161614151412131515141311910121616161515
Feels °C (?)7791412121112978888785791414141312
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