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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2039 | 1687 | 1491 | 1316 | 1004 | 884 | 761 | 647 | 555 | 302 | 242 | 266 | 94 | 151 | 414 | 1008 | 1947 | 3421 | 5140 | 5444 | 4348 | 4021 | 4672 | 2681 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:11AM 2.78 | 8:33PM 3.00 | 8:56AM 2.94 | 9:14PM 3.13 | 9:35AM 3.07 | 9:50PM 3.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:18PM 0.53 | 2:47AM 0.40 | 3:02PM 0.38 | 3:26AM 0.26 | 3:40PM 0.26 | 4:02AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast
Wind reports 21 km away suggest it is still onshore at Farewell Spit (light winds from the N at FarewellSpitAws). 2.2m 12s groundswell from the WNW to make surfable waves.
21 km away, 48 min ago
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