Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111010101616999999914141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58259355152054317502219703996731471313270202682691701598581476383372313313
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
2.96
9:33PM
2.91
9:51AM
3.11
10:15PM
3.07
10:31AM
3.21
10:53PM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.58
3:21PM
0.42
3:39AM
0.41
4:05PM
0.26
4:21AM
0.28
4:44PM
0.15
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:41-------7:41-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:23-------7:22--
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31----------1-----------
Temp. °C161718191918171615141416131414141414141414141313
Feels °C (?)15161716151211106712149109101213131213141212
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