Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
31
30
30
58
97
96
86
181
178
119
106
146
144
142
96
89
57
102
154
185
321
357
339
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
0
NE
5
E
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:59AM3.04m
2:31PM2.78m
3:04AM2.86m
3:42PM2.61m
4:19AM2.74m
5:02PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.40m
8:21AM0.50m
8:45PM0.60m
9:30AM0.66m
9:56PM0.75m
10:46AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:47
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
9
9
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.3
W
13
0.8
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
Energy kJ
64
31
37
10
28
97
96
86
181
178
119
106
146
144
142
96
89
57
56
154
185
321
357
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
13
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
18
0.3
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
W
12
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
18
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
56
4
28
27
58
29
55
3
3
3
5
25
1
1
3
3
5
6
102
56
55
7
13
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
N
13
0.3
W
13
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
W
12
0.3
E
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
8
30
30
4
2
3
29
1
1
25
2
1
1
3
9
8
30
4
3
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
W
5
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
109
67
12
9
5
5
5
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
26
0
0
0
0
17
166
26
0
0
0
0
0
3
181
147
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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