Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
18
1.1
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.4
WNW
21
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
881
724
526
501
401
396
291
272
203
203
200
181
173
171
171
126
126
115
153
148
276
365
321
399
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31AM3.01m
8:03PM3.05m
8:20AM3.18m
8:50PM3.24m
9:09AM3.31m
9:37PM3.39m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.53m
1:49PM0.29m
2:12AM0.34m
2:37PM0.12m
3:01AM0.17m
3:24PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
18
1.1
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
Energy kJ
881
724
526
501
401
396
291
272
203
203
200
181
173
171
171
126
126
115
113
115
119
365
321
399
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.4
WNW
21
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
6
5
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
3
11
43
89
153
148
276
123
123
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
23
0.1
NW
22
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
10
18
4
20
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
2
1
9
34
49
34
32
31
30
31
52
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
26
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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