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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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Farewell Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1316 | 2598 | 3006 | 1889 | 1881 | 1032 | 1494 | 1968 | 1884 | 1874 | 2038 | 1760 | 1456 | 1304 | 1462 | 1209 | 1091 | 1136 | 1054 | 1144 | 485 | 411 | 589 | 932 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
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