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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 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Outer Cut today?
The current surf forecast for Outer Cut at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 392 | 332 | 196 | 169 | 169 | 108 | 84 | 61 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57AM 3.22 | 7:51PM 3.54 | 7:57AM 3.42 | 8:34PM 3.78 | 8:44AM 3.64 | 9:10PM 3.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:56AM 1.27 | 1:16PM 1.37 | 1:52AM 1.03 | 2:15PM 1.13 | 2:35AM 0.82 | 2:58PM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Outer Cut (calm at Nelson East wx 3 km from Outer Cut). A 1.3m swell from the NNW
1 h 37 min ago
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