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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 Sunday 06 Jul 2025 NZSTForecast 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
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 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 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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| 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 | 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 71 | 70 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 73 | 99 | 117 | 107 | 113 | 108 | 102 | 89 | 87 | 102 | 228 | 215 | 72 | 114 | 139 | 0 | 431 | 432 | 298 | 258 | 651 | 252 | 500 | 878 | 992 | 768 | 522 | 439 | 337 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:52AM 3.28 | 6:29PM 3.30 | 6:48AM 3.28 | 7:36PM 3.44 | 7:42AM 3.35 | 8:29PM 3.62 | 8:32AM 3.46 | 9:12PM 3.79 | 9:18AM 3.61 | 9:51PM 3.93 | 10:02AM 3.74 | 10:29PM 4.03 | 10:44AM 3.84 | 11:06PM 4.12 | 11:26AM 3.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 1.52 | 12:46AM 1.59 | 12:55PM 1.48 | 1:36AM 1.48 | 1:46PM 1.40 | 2:20AM 1.35 | 2:37PM 1.28 | 3:00AM 1.20 | 3:27PM 1.13 | 3:39AM 1.06 | 4:14PM 0.96 | 4:18AM 0.94 | 4:55PM 0.80 | 4:58AM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
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