Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 May 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
16.2° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.5
W
16
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
87
101
106
116
124
121
106
107
106
63
59
59
58
34
84
82
95
83
82
119
255
321
413
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
25
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:43PM3.05m
11:59AM2.90m
00:20AM2.95m
12:37PM2.77m
1:00AM2.83m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.48m
6:10PM0.49m
6:34AM0.59m
6:48PM0.62m
7:16AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
1
3
3
3
5
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
5
7
6
5
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
12
12
14
15
13
14
15
17
14
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
N
5
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
1.1
N
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
123
87
101
106
116
124
121
106
107
106
63
59
59
58
34
20
82
81
83
82
119
116
112
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
9
1
3
6
84
2
2
82
2
2
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
6
21
2
2
2
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
Energy kJ
28
57
40
29
19
21
14
12
10
9
9
3
1
1
75
95
80
112
255
321
413
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
205
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
91
91
115
0
17
17
115
166
27
39
39
91
93
90
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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