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Outer Cut Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 130 | 133 | 88 | 110 | 77 | 125 | 92 | 47 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 66 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:38PM 3.77 | 10:05AM 3.83 | 10:12PM 3.79 | 10:43AM 3.96 | 10:47PM 3.78 | 11:16AM 4.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:26PM 1.02 | 3:44AM 0.97 | 4:01PM 0.97 | 4:16AM 0.92 | 4:33PM 0.96 | 4:49AM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
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