Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.8
N
1
N
0.5
N
0.9
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)12111187107999999141414814141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676057711065373432625392423161616516151413333
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
2.96
6:11PM
2.92
6:58AM
2.92
7:30PM
3.04
8:23AM
3.14
8:32PM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
1.81
12:09AM
1.73
1:17PM
1.71
1:40AM
1.58
2:20PM
1.51
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:50-------7:47--
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121---1-----------------
Temp. °C151516161818181817141618181715131111152018161412
Feels °C (?)1516171819192019161113181616161288121715151311
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