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Farewell Spit Surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Oct 2023 NZDT
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 13.1°C (Statistics for 03 Oct 1981-2005 - mean: 13.4 °C max: 14.5 °C min: 12.4 °C)
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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 13.1°C (Statistics for 03 Oct 1981-2005 - mean: 13.4 °C max: 14.5 °C min: 12.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 2537 | 1961 | 1568 | 747 | 646 | 400 | 393 | 262 | 356 | 531 | 208 | 231 | 58 | 68 | 85 | 181 | 234 | 290 | 275 | 339 | 325 | 298 | 289 | 796 | 771 | 372 | 1482 | 624 | 1283 | 1514 | 1141 | 2746 | 2446 | 2312 | 2327 | 5227 | 1661 | 1196 | 966 | 895 | 2168 | 1716 | 1696 | 1599 | 1652 | 1611 | 1420 | 1092 | 1051 | 1735 | 474 | 699 | 1067 | 1355 | 1917 | 3260 | 4836 | 5623 | 6973 | 8789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 3.33 | 1:42AM 3.17 | 2:05PM 3.11 | 2:26AM 2.90 | 2:51PM 2.87 | 3:15AM 2.64 | 3:46PM 2.63 | 4:17AM 2.41 | 4:55PM 2.45 | 5:36AM 2.29 | 6:18PM 2.40 | 6:59AM 2.31 | 7:32PM 2.47 | 8:04AM 2.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:13AM 0.01 | 7:35PM 0.17 | 7:54AM 0.25 | 8:20PM 0.42 | 8:39AM 0.53 | 9:09PM 0.69 | 9:30AM 0.79 | 10:08PM 0.92 | 10:33AM 1.00 | 11:22PM 1.07 | 11:52AM 1.09 | 12:43AM 1.07 | 1:10PM 1.05 | 1:51AM 0.95 | 2:10PM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 03 | Wednesday 04 | Thursday 05 | Friday 06 | Saturday 07 | Sunday 08 | Monday 09 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -3 |
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