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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 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
17.7° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121215151515151515141414141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6953731131131591591571551481441871341301711251231191121061031037171
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
15
SE
0
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
2.55
8:53PM
2.53
9:24AM
2.68
9:43PM
2.65
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.90
2:45PM
0.93
3:06AM
0.80
3:36PM
0.80
3:54AM
0.67
4:21PM
0.65
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset-----9:00-------9:00-------8:59--
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
7111084211111-1---21------
Temp. °C151515161617171616161717171716161515151515161514
Feels °C (?)98991113121112111518151413151310877853
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