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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 3PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 661 | 475 | 879 | 1496 | 1268 | 1810 | 2241 | 2302 | 2497 | 3050 | 3011 | 2883 | 2650 | 2356 | 1965 | 2220 | 2297 | 2492 | 1112 | 1340 | 1779 | 1673 | 1603 | 1620 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:59PM 2.51 | 3:22AM 2.40 | 4:02PM 2.38 | 4:34AM 2.30 | 5:22PM 2.36 | 5:58AM 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 0.86 | 9:15PM 1.01 | 9:44AM 1.02 | 10:24PM 1.13 | 10:58AM 1.08 | 11:45PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Farewell Spit (calm at Collingwood 13 km from Farewell Spit). 1.7m 10s swell from the WNW to make surfable waves.
2 h 17 min ago
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