Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
20.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
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
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777776661266111111111010101133
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23343524151515877611322222222200
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
ENE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
3.24
9:15AM
3.52
9:19PM
3.36
10:00AM
3.69
10:06PM
3.51
10:38AM
3.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
1.56
2:30AM
1.50
3:10PM
1.44
3:26AM
1.38
3:51PM
1.29
4:16AM
1.20
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------8:59------
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
84---1111-2621----------
Temp. °C151616161515161817171514141414151617131211111517
Feels °C (?)1516161614151718161615131413131415161010991415
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