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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 721 | 580 | 450 | 346 | 322 | 255 | 175 | 175 | 131 | 134 | 136 | 134 | 129 | 138 | 123 | 177 | 488 | 462 | 445 | 404 | 1708 | 1940 | 422 | 406 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:55AM 2.66 | 7:37PM 2.57 | 8:08AM 2.79 | 8:42PM 2.73 | 9:05AM 2.96 | 9:33PM 2.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:20PM 0.77 | 1:48AM 0.75 | 2:28PM 0.61 | 2:49AM 0.58 | 3:21PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
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