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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
17.8° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 582 | 561 | 469 | 564 | 719 | 1927 | 2284 | 1977 | 1584 | 1355 | 1401 | 1025 | 992 | 1220 | 1290 | 1190 | 1546 | 2202 | 2364 | 1702 | 1388 | 1512 | 838 | 1190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
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