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Inner Cut Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Inner Cut today?
The current surf forecast for Inner Cut at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 58 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 74 | 130 | 148 | 212 | 302 | 416 | 332 | 279 | 241 | 173 | 148 | 99 | 78 | 102 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03PM 3.13 | 5:36AM 3.10 | 6:50PM 3.28 | 6:57AM 3.22 | 7:51PM 3.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 1.49 | 11:41PM 1.44 | 11:53AM 1.52 | 12:56AM 1.27 | 1:16PM 1.37 | 1:52AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Inner Cut (calm at Nelson East wx 3 km from Inner Cut). 0.1m 14s groundswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.
Actual: 50 min ago
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