Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)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
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)1816161616161615151567666131313131313131512
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65520202051717174456512616141414137143303
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
S
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
2.99
7:41AM
3.10
8:00PM
3.08
8:53AM
3.28
8:59PM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
1.79
12:46AM
1.71
1:54PM
1.68
2:05AM
1.61
2:48PM
1.51
3:11AM
1.39
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:32----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-12102---------12-
Temp. °C202120201818181818181819191918171920191716161514
Feels °C (?)202019201818191918181921222119181918171716171513
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