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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 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
565 | 476 | 476 | 377 | 361 | 356 | 356 | 361 | 225 | 176 | 391 | 386 | 362 | 343 | 338 | 333 | 261 | 243 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:37AM3.07m | 9:59PM3.13m | 10:13AM3.08m | 10:33PM3.14m | 10:48AM3.05m | 11:08PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.26m | 4:08AM0.33m | 4:23PM0.26m | 4:44AM0.34m | 4:58PM0.31m | 5:19AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
565 | 476 | 476 | 377 | 361 | 356 | 356 | 361 | 225 | 176 | 391 | 50 | 362 | 343 | 338 | 333 | 261 | 243 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 11 | W 16 | W 16 | N 12 | W 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 |
9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 129 | 132 | 3 | 386 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 15 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 |
3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 20 | 32 | 57 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 147 | 147 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 149 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
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