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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
232 | 582 | 713 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 104 | 107 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.62m | 6:02AM2.74m | 6:38PM2.67m | 6:56AM2.75m | 7:29PM2.75m | 7:45AM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.76m | 12:21PM0.63m | 00:45AM0.73m | 1:13PM0.59m | 1:37AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | E 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 |
232 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 26 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 8 | 107 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 14 |
5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | N 13 | N 14 | N 7 | — | N 9 | N 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 15 | N 7 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
2 | 582 | 713 | 156 | 112 | 91 | 56 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 19 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 0 |
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