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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: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
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 afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | W 18 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | |
263 | 236 | 513 | 221 | 219 | 216 | 211 | 278 | 255 | 627 | 710 | 674 | 606 | 581 | 565 | 476 | 476 | 377 | 361 | 356 | 361 | 284 | 293 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:46PM2.98m | 9:01AM3.03m | 9:24PM3.07m | 9:37AM3.07m | 9:59PM3.13m | 10:13AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.43m | 3:13PM0.29m | 3:32AM0.36m | 3:48PM0.26m | 4:08AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 |
263 | 236 | 229 | 221 | 219 | 36 | 211 | 278 | 255 | 627 | 710 | 674 | 606 | 581 | 565 | 476 | 476 | 377 | 361 | 356 | 361 | 284 | 293 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | W 14 | N 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | WSW 5 | N 11 | ENE 3 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 |
3 | 57 | 2 | 89 | 86 | 216 | 30 | 24 | 150 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 82 | 53 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | ENE 4 | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | W 5 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 77 | 48 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | E 3 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
57 | 48 | 513 | 77 | 71 | 8 | 210 | 408 | 322 | 160 | 69 | 49 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 205 | 167 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 171 | 171 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
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