Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZST
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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 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
343
268
333
261
243
229
173
173
173
171
126
125
123
123
125
101
106
116
122
116
106
107
106
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:33PM3.14m
10:48AM3.05m
11:08PM3.12m
11:23AM2.99m
11:43PM3.05m
11:59AM2.90m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.34m
4:58PM0.31m
5:19AM0.39m
5:33PM0.39m
5:56AM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:35
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
9
9
10
9
10
10
7
7
8
9
7
6
7
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
Energy kJ
362
343
268
333
261
243
229
173
173
173
171
126
125
123
123
125
101
106
116
122
116
106
107
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
W
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.6
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
20
9
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
16
2
3
16
7
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
15
27
11
15
9
25
26
13
7
6
8
5
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
167
167
115
115
39
115
115
115
0
194
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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