Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)--

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.5
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.1
N
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)43420441818181212123312445555544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241180066033311361036851717964
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
25
NNE
20
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
3.62
3:54AM
3.47
4:35PM
3.39
5:10AM
3.24
5:54PM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
1.04
9:31PM
1.12
10:19AM
1.30
10:39PM
1.34
11:55AM
1.42
12:08AM
1.45
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C212220191614131317191917151515151818192019181616
Feels °C (?)181717181410101015161615151414141817192119191615
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