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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2474 | 2157 | 1736 | 1661 | 1509 | 1137 | 1080 | 1338 | 1269 | 1248 | 1234 | 2348 | 2910 | 2578 | 1996 | 1782 | 1473 | 1597 | 1928 | 1922 | 1983 | 1793 | 1510 | 1444 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
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Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
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