Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Inner Cut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inner Cut sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Inner Cut today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
WNW
0.7
NNW
1.1
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.8
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414141414145466555135666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)164161616161616444431188934241474301149492
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
3.98
2:10PM
4.07
2:38AM
3.85
2:53PM
3.87
3:20AM
3.69
3:40PM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.67
7:54AM
0.80
8:17PM
0.84
8:30AM
0.96
9:01PM
1.04
9:09AM
1.15
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset-------9:01-------9:01-------9:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181615152120191918171516222426272118171621222424
Feels °C (?)181514142018171917161313202224252016151419202324
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