Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (03 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (03 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
1
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
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
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)1010155681010999881818181716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7862121353472471065737221166242221202020191817
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
0
SE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
4.40
12:08AM
4.16
12:25PM
4.37
12:47AM
4.16
1:01PM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.60
5:50PM
0.41
6:14AM
0.54
6:28PM
0.44
6:48AM
0.57
7:04PM
0.55
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:33-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:44--
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-972121-----------------
Temp. °C171616161614141312111617171714131212161818181514
Feels °C (?)17161415151313121091614141514121111161716171513
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