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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
4 | 4 | 75 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 104 | 107 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:02AM2.74m | 6:38PM2.67m | 6:56AM2.75m | 7:29PM2.75m | 7:45AM2.78m | 8:13PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.63m | 00:45AM0.73m | 1:13PM0.59m | 1:37AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | E 4 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 |
4 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 75 | 12 | 104 | 107 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 32 | 33 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 4 | E 5 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | W 15 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 79 | 25 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 132 | 132 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 9 | N 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 4 | W 4 | N 13 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | W 15 | W 15 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 |
138 | 112 | 69 | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
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