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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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
357 | 339 | 325 | 249 | 229 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 251 | 152 | 106 | 214 | 572 | 605 | 811 | 730 | 590 | 581 | 534 | 423 | 350 | 345 | 272 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.55m | 5:35AM2.73m | 6:15PM2.60m | 6:41AM2.79m | 7:16PM2.72m | 7:35AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.79m | 11:59AM0.70m | 00:23AM0.74m | 1:01PM0.59m | 1:22AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 15 | W 12 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
357 | 339 | 325 | 249 | 229 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 4 | 106 | 92 | 60 | 572 | 605 | 811 | 730 | 590 | 581 | 534 | 423 | 350 | 345 | 272 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | N 16 | W 19 | W 20 | N 15 | W 12 | W 17 | WSW 7 | W 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | W 18 |
13 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 106 | 214 | 48 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 12 | N 16 | N 15 | W 20 | W 18 | W 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | W 18 | N 13 | N 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 56 | 251 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 147 | 194 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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