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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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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| 2043 | 1911 | 1885 | 1835 | 1868 | 1341 | 958 | 590 | 418 | 334 | 263 | 202 | 141 | 98 | 101 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 40 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | off | 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 | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 3.49 | 11:48AM 3.39 | 12:13AM 3.40 | 12:37PM 3.22 | 1:03AM 3.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:41AM -0.01 | 6:02PM 0.00 | 6:29AM 0.11 | 6:50PM 0.18 | 7:22AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
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