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/ Nelson – Tasman Bay (18 surf breaks) /
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Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.8°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 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Inner Cut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 40 | 24 | 23 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:04AM 3.25 | 7:21PM 3.24 | 8:17AM 3.50 | 8:26PM 3.44 | 9:06AM 3.76 | 9:18PM 3.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:21PM 1.25 | 1:38AM 1.34 | 2:22PM 1.01 | 2:44AM 1.11 | 3:10PM 0.79 | 3:31AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
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