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Outer Cut surf break

Outer Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
19.9° C
 (Which is 2.8°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 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.6
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)1515138777778888877356514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444545555112149543218107211881656119184
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
3.85
12:25PM
4.15
12:48AM
3.87
1:01PM
4.17
1:27AM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.89
6:14AM
0.69
6:20PM
0.79
6:48AM
0.64
6:58PM
0.74
7:22AM
0.66
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-8:58-------8:57-------8:55------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------126454---------
Temp. °C191913121313151718161515161617211922181716152022
Feels °C (?)171710101111141617171515161617222020161514131718
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