Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 27 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
20
0.5
NNW
5
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
12
7
6
1
2
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ENE
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:57PM3.46m
7:33AM3.68m
7:47PM3.62m
8:14AM3.83m
8:31PM3.78m
8:50AM3.93m
Low Tide
12:54PM1.04m
1:14AM1.13m
1:40PM0.91m
2:00AM0.95m
2:20PM0.80m
2:38AM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
18
20
17
14
13
12
10
11
14
14
12
11
9
10
9
11
14
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
15
17
14
12
10
10
8
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
10
12
6
3
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
1
7
3
7
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
20
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
3
8
3
7
2
6
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SE
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
113
102
94
102
102
102
102
102
102
102
101
102
96
97
97
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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