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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.6
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
0.2
NNW
1.6
W
0.4
NW
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)891011121211111111111091211111110661510149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3065738851395216430942349181513711211141211774313305434663884264063532149452288
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
60
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
45
W
50
W
40
WSW
25
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
W
40
W
45
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
2.62
5:23AM
2.50
5:45PM
2.48
6:26AM
2.45
6:49PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.82
11:09PM
0.80
11:35AM
0.96
12:07AM
0.90
12:39PM
1.03
1:10AM
0.94
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:00----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----21-----------------
Temp. °C181819191917161617171717151515151515161515151616
Feels °C (?)13131413117991188910131513127756689
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