Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
20.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
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
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)1010999981818181716161616161515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290210113572413116662221202020191817171717161615
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
E
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
4.16
12:25PM
4.37
12:47AM
4.16
1:01PM
4.27
1:24AM
4.08
1:38PM
4.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
0.54
6:28PM
0.44
6:48AM
0.57
7:04PM
0.55
7:19AM
0.67
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:45-------8:44-------8:43
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C141312111618171714131312161818181614131420242423
Feels °C (?)12111091615131514121211151716171613101016212322
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