Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.9
N
1.5
NNE
2
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
N
2.2
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)5555551615661413911111212121211111099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24161384454371632125505954154318771979184913901066832854521
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
10
N
5
N
0
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
3.71
3:19PM
3.50
3:46AM
3.41
4:30PM
3.25
5:13AM
3.19
5:57PM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.90
8:54AM
1.07
9:22PM
1.17
10:17AM
1.34
10:35PM
1.38
11:58AM
1.41
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------156141215109933521
Temp. °C171615151718181817161414141415151515161717181918
Feels °C (?)171715141817191916151313131314141413141213141716
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