Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.3
N
1.4
NW
0.8
N
0.7
NNW
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.2
NW
0.6
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)13131314126555141466614613136712121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13131316125835313936133133494136315555953229294958
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrossonglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
3.08
6:33AM
3.16
6:55PM
3.25
7:26AM
3.47
7:49PM
3.49
8:07AM
3.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
1.49
12:41PM
1.45
1:04AM
1.24
1:32PM
1.16
1:54AM
0.96
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:58-------
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
8-----------------------
Temp. °C171817161514161818161513141213161713131211101316
Feels °C (?)16181514131316181715141212910131591010871114
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