Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 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
16.3° 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 7PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
8
3
N
8
3.5
N
9
4.5
N
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4.5
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1046
1190
1892
3266
2898
2578
3598
4002
3580
2940
2276
2477
2871
2275
1780
1333
1075
1059
3160
3116
899
2095
1647
1429
Wind (km/h)
45
N
50
N
60
N
60
N
45
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
50
NW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
ENE
25
ENE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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-on
cross
High Tide
2:07PM2.52m
2:36AM2.61m
3:04PM2.43m
3:35AM2.56m
4:10PM2.41m
4:39AM2.58m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.82m
8:21PM0.85m
8:59AM0.90m
9:18PM0.92m
10:01AM0.90m
10:22PM0.93m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
2
3
6
10
4
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
11
10
8
8
6
9
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
8
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
W
13
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.4
NW
13
1.2
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
Energy kJ
65
68
67
64
61
52
566
408
349
289
235
137
4
4
46
577
2095
1647
1429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
19
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
N
7
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
13
27
26
25
26
62
24
23
9
23
51
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
23
4
4
22
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
8
3
N
8
3.5
N
9
4.5
N
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4.5
NW
10
4.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.3
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1046
1190
1892
3266
2898
2578
3598
4002
3580
2940
2276
2477
2871
2275
1780
1333
1075
1059
3160
3116
899
646
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
181
186
181
258
496
216
216
186
186
93
83
93
93
191
178
191
147
147
147
178
92
167
167
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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