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Farewell Spit Surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 2.
Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (03 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Afternoon (03 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 03 | Wednesday 04 | Thursday 05 | Friday 06 | Saturday 07 | Sunday 08 | Monday 09 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 2537 | 1961 | 1568 | 747 | 646 | 400 | 393 | 262 | 356 | 531 | 208 | 231 | 58 | 68 | 85 | 181 | 234 | 290 | 275 | 339 | 325 | 298 | 289 | 796 | 771 | 372 | 1482 | 624 | 1283 | 1514 | 1141 | 2746 | 2446 | 2312 | 2327 | 5227 | 1661 | 1196 | 966 | 895 | 2168 | 1716 | 1696 | 1599 | 1652 | 1611 | 1420 | 1092 | 1051 | 1735 | 474 | 699 | 1067 | 1355 | 1917 | 3260 | 4836 | 5623 | 6973 | 8789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 3.33 | 1:42AM 3.17 | 2:05PM 3.11 | 2:26AM 2.90 | 2:51PM 2.87 | 3:15AM 2.64 | 3:46PM 2.63 | 4:17AM 2.41 | 4:55PM 2.45 | 5:36AM 2.29 | 6:18PM 2.40 | 6:59AM 2.31 | 7:32PM 2.47 | 8:04AM 2.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:13AM 0.01 | 7:35PM 0.17 | 7:54AM 0.25 | 8:20PM 0.42 | 8:39AM 0.53 | 9:09PM 0.69 | 9:30AM 0.79 | 10:08PM 0.92 | 10:33AM 1.00 | 11:22PM 1.07 | 11:52AM 1.09 | 12:43AM 1.07 | 1:10PM 1.05 | 1:51AM 0.95 | 2:10PM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 03 | Wednesday 04 | Thursday 05 | Friday 06 | Saturday 07 | Sunday 08 | Monday 09 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -3 |
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