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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | |
181 | 178 | 119 | 106 | 146 | 144 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 57 | 102 | 154 | 185 | 321 | 357 | 339 | 325 | 249 | 229 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 598 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:04AM2.86m | 3:42PM2.61m | 4:19AM2.74m | 5:02PM2.55m | 5:35AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.60m | 9:30AM0.66m | 9:56PM0.75m | 10:46AM0.73m | 11:13PM0.79m | 11:59AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 19 | N 15 |
181 | 178 | 119 | 106 | 146 | 144 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 57 | 56 | 154 | 185 | 321 | 357 | 54 | 325 | 249 | 229 | 165 | 165 | 40 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 12 | E 3 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 15 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | N 15 | — |
5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 102 | 56 | 55 | 8 | 25 | 339 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 162 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | E 4 | W 5 | W 5 | N 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | W 19 | N 12 | — |
1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 598 | 256 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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