Inner Cut surf break

Inner Cut surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (05 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (05 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
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
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)1818171616161616151515151514141414131313131366
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)624222120202019181717171716161515141414141467112
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
15
NE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
4.16
1:01PM
4.27
1:24AM
4.08
1:38PM
4.12
1:59AM
3.95
2:15PM
3.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.57
7:04PM
0.55
7:19AM
0.67
7:40PM
0.72
7:50AM
0.83
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:35-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:43-------8:40
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121618181816141314202424212018181620242021
Feels °C (?)141211111517161716131010162123201916161317221820
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