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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 24 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
17.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)11891011131313131313131312121111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)615478872150025055070541542433304295925762187296629032827222314921046818653573602723623
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
25
WSW
40
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
25
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
35
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
3.04
2:33PM
3.16
2:59AM
2.97
3:18PM
3.04
3:49AM
2.87
4:11PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.21
8:24AM
0.31
8:52PM
0.28
9:09AM
0.43
9:39PM
0.39
10:01AM
0.57
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:53-------8:52
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1221--------------------
Temp. °C161414141617171716161616161717161616151516181818
Feels °C (?)106791297991012129887912131415121111
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