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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
16.1° 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 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | |
125 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 101 | 106 | 116 | 124 | 121 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 84 | 82 | 95 | 120 | 144 | 170 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:23AM2.99m | 11:43PM3.05m | 11:59AM2.90m | 00:20AM2.95m | 12:37PM2.77m | 1:00AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.39m | 5:56AM0.48m | 6:10PM0.49m | 6:34AM0.59m | 6:48PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
125 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 101 | 106 | 116 | 124 | 121 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 13 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 119 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NNW 6 | N 5 | WSW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
11 | 11 | 33 | 57 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 75 | 95 | 120 | 144 | 170 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 149 | 177 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 147 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 115 | 115 |
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