Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)151515161615151514141414141413131313131313131413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)446970827970696734333334361614141414131314131514
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
3.15
2:15AM
3.20
3:16PM
3.02
3:23AM
2.97
4:35PM
2.99
5:08AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
1.47
8:29AM
1.62
9:16PM
1.60
9:55AM
1.73
10:34PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.67
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191814121212151819171312111115191816151617171820
Feels °C (?)1816119991416181611109913171615131416151619
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