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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 Jun 2025 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
14.6° 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 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
Nelson – West Coast Surf
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.7
NW
1.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.8
WNW
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131313131216161515141414131313131320201918181817716161514141413121212111111111111101010109915161615141414141418181616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)941151111371271602152012112861991871821791651621592152131792153363263605172123595544615699126713481240128311921050889841646604520393352255255237200214211163210188233283278345402347320309
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
NE
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
30
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onglasscrosscross-
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-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
2.83
1:42AM
2.99
2:08PM
2.78
2:31AM
2.95
3:03PM
2.75
3:26AM
2.91
4:02PM
2.74
4:25AM
2.89
5:05PM
2.78
5:29AM
2.90
6:09PM
2.86
6:33AM
2.94
7:11PM
2.98
7:35AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.47
7:29PM
0.49
8:03AM
0.49
8:18PM
0.55
8:54AM
0.50
9:13PM
0.60
9:51AM
0.50
10:12PM
0.63
10:51AM
0.48
11:17PM
0.62
11:53AM
0.45
12:22AM
0.56
12:54PM
0.38
1:25AM
0.46
1:53PM
0.30
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111111111101111111111111110101010101112121314141414141314131313131413131312111112111212121111111111111111111011111111
Feels °C (?)011113356678998888981010787766565555556656910810111087544434446679
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. Nice conditions on Golden Bay's west coast reefs on Sunday with clean conditions at set waves around head-high at exposed spots. Sunny and mostly very light winds. The surf started glassy but the easterly wind off Farewell Spit and the SW wind towards Kahurangi Point added crossing local wind waves in the afternoon mix, so less good..

    26 hours 46 minutes ago Anatori River, 39 km away
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