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Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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
20.1° C
 (Which is 3.0°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 11PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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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
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)151515151414141415131313777777789888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444444444434459109103754514932
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
3.79
11:50AM
4.08
12:08AM
3.85
12:25PM
4.15
12:48AM
3.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
1.01
5:39AM
0.82
5:42PM
0.89
6:14AM
0.69
6:20PM
0.79
6:48AM
0.64
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-8:58-------8:58-------8:57------
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------658312
Temp. °C201813111110161820191312131317181817171516161616
Feels °C (?)181511998151618161010111116171817171517171717
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