Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). 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 (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
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
Period(s) (?)981414131313149433191313171616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214443402020733655544444
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
4.04
1:14PM
3.75
1:41AM
3.76
2:16PM
3.47
2:45AM
3.49
3:30PM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.70
6:49AM
0.79
7:20PM
0.93
7:54AM
1.08
8:21PM
1.15
9:19AM
1.28
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9877913141187669131412108889131311
Feels °C (?)6534610108542261010985556111110
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