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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 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
18.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 4PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
0.6
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131356612816915151515149888101112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12357212619318557219820418110511032102120520219922328445782115752250312425431718
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
45
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
3.00
3:38AM
2.76
3:57PM
2.80
4:28AM
2.62
4:47PM
2.62
5:23AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.45
9:30PM
0.48
9:46AM
0.64
10:17PM
0.65
10:37AM
0.82
11:09PM
0.80
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:01-------9:01-------9:00----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------31
Temp. °C181819181717161617171918181818181819192019191716
Feels °C (?)14141512111191012121413151514141314131412101010
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