Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)1212111414131316151414141413131377777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1411321199330228428023753441240732029722917312510210485102126193193169
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SE
30
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
3.20
12:49PM
3.11
1:08AM
3.10
1:23PM
2.97
1:42AM
2.96
1:59PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.28
6:59PM
0.29
7:19AM
0.40
7:34PM
0.44
7:55AM
0.57
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:47-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:14-------7:12
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1---39
Temp. °C181716161515161616151515151516181817161616161516
Feels °C (?)1616141191012111088888101311101110109811
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