Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (08 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)513131313131313131313121313121212121212111134
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36141313333333333333333322410
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
20
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
10
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
3.78
2:53PM
3.71
3:12AM
3.59
3:36PM
3.47
3:53AM
3.40
4:26PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.92
8:22AM
1.06
8:56PM
1.14
9:00AM
1.32
9:39PM
1.35
9:53AM
1.59
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:38-------8:37
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181514142019191816161514171918171716151417191919
Feels °C (?)1511991716161715161514171715161816151417181819
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