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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | |
132 | 132 | 134 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 209 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 89 | 87 | 138 | 176 | 297 | 588 | 836 | 1204 | 2249 | 2920 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:13PM2.84m | 8:29AM2.82m | 8:54PM2.91m | 9:09AM2.87m | 9:32PM2.98m | 9:48AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.62m | 2:40PM0.49m | 3:04AM0.56m | 3:20PM0.46m | 3:44AM0.51m | 3:58PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
24 | 132 | 134 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 209 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | E 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — |
132 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 70 | 138 | 176 | 297 | 588 | 836 | 1204 | 2249 | 2920 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 147 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 115 |
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