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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
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 11PM is: 0.3m 22s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
151 | 106 | 73 | 82 | 145 | 137 | 188 | 268 | 263 | 236 | 229 | 221 | 219 | 216 | 211 | 278 | 255 | 507 | 597 | 683 | 614 | 581 | 482 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:05PM2.85m | 8:21AM2.97m | 8:46PM2.98m | 9:01AM3.03m | 9:24PM3.07m | 9:37AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.52m | 2:34PM0.37m | 2:53AM0.43m | 3:13PM0.29m | 3:32AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 12 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 6 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
151 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 72 | 137 | 188 | 268 | 263 | 236 | 229 | 221 | 219 | 36 | 211 | 278 | 157 | 507 | 597 | 683 | 614 | 581 | 482 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 15 | W 15 | N 12 | N 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 6 | W 7 | W 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
12 | 106 | 73 | 73 | 145 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 128 | 89 | 86 | 216 | 30 | 24 | 255 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 23 | W 22 | W 15 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | W 18 |
21 | 20 | 42 | 82 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 77 | 48 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | E 3 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 28 | 64 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 45 | 55 | 50 | 7 | 187 | 396 | 349 | 187 | 106 | 53 | 27 | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 167 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 171 | 166 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
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