Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.2
N
0.6
N
0.9
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)16151512111414147776666141414131312677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55432444415222214141216148324567869158310236
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
0
W
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
0
SW
5
NE
0
NW
5
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
3.38
3:06AM
3.43
3:40PM
3.13
3:50AM
3.19
4:46PM
2.96
4:59AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
1.29
9:03AM
1.53
9:41PM
1.51
10:13AM
1.73
10:44PM
1.68
11:50AM
1.81
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset-7:55-------7:54-------7:52------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1261
Temp. °C1716121099131616161312121214171818161615171818
Feels °C (?)15149767111313141210101113151515161715191918
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