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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
17.9° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113159159157155150144138134130126125123119112104103101717247464646
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
5
S
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NE
15
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.53
9:24AM
2.68
9:43PM
2.65
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
10:50AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.80
3:36PM
0.80
3:54AM
0.67
4:21PM
0.65
4:36AM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------8:59------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
5411122----121----------
Temp. °C161617161616161617171716151515151515151414141415
Feels °C (?)11101211121315161514161413108776532234
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