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Farewell Spit ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of Surf: 3.0
Difficulty Level: 4.0

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Overall: 3.2

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Farewell Spit Surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Aug 2022 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 13.2 °C (Statistics for 12 Aug 1981-2005 - mean: 13.1 max: 14.1 min: 12.3 °C)
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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 13.2 °C (Statistics for 12 Aug 1981-2005 - mean: 13.1 max: 14.1 min: 12.3 °C)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Farewell Spit (calm at Whanganui Inlet 13 km from Farewell Spit).

    38 minutes ago Farewell Spit
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Actual: 38 min ago

Calm
4 km/h
NW
Clean
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How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Hourly12 daysNelson – West Coast Surf
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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
NW
1.2
NW
2.5
N
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4.5
N
Period(s) (?)1414131313131313131616161515151414131313451217121414141414147871010101010101010101010111111111112121111111110111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)103103548987545457334746454239386562555720655036267067666462625116978821713260306525722141227725423092315429642994361237832419265342835625477836382764206718902224324442644512
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
E
0
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
45
N
55
N
60
N
45
NNW
25
N
40
N
30
N
35
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
20
ESE
50
NE
45
NNE
20
N
10
N
45
NNE
60
NNE
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononononononononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
3.28
10:21PM
3.52
10:45AM
3.37
11:07PM
3.59
11:31AM
3.39
11:52PM
3.57
12:15PM
3.34
12:35AM
3.46
12:58PM
3.23
1:17AM
3.27
1:42PM
3.06
2:01AM
3.04
2:27PM
2.87
2:47AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.09
4:06PM
0.03
4:36AM
-0.04
4:53PM
-0.05
5:22AM
-0.10
5:38PM
-0.05
6:06AM
-0.06
6:22PM
0.04
6:49AM
0.05
7:05PM
0.19
7:32AM
0.23
7:49PM
0.40
8:15AM
0.44
8:36PM
0.62
9:02AM
0.66

Note: the tide data above is calculated at the surf break location.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Offshore winds at Farewell Spit blow from the S

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88878999888899998891010101010101012121212121413131414141414151515151515151514141414151616151515151414
Feels °C (?)566567765655777754322113479996875456677558129111011988712791315841111
Sunrise--7:22-------7:20-------7:20-------7:18-------7:16-------7:16-------7:15-------7:13-
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-------5:49-------5:50-------5:51-------
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