Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (08 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (08 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
1.3
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)161616166555411111191010101010101616151212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242424241163223114999288888255533
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
3.99
1:37PM
3.88
1:56AM
3.84
2:12PM
3.64
2:30AM
3.65
2:52PM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.79
7:38PM
0.85
7:42AM
1.02
8:13PM
1.06
8:17AM
1.27
8:53PM
1.29
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:13-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset-----8:00-------7:58-------7:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C141417202021171614141718171311111111131617171311
Feels °C (?)1314171920211514131417161610899911131416118
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