Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
1.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
NNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
NNW
0.5
W
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)15151516161615141212121111101013913131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109858113176176170167399305300228154114106715840343255555372100
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
20
SW
5
ENE
15
SSE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
2.45
3:01AM
2.48
3:32PM
2.32
4:12AM
2.40
4:51PM
2.29
5:29AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.96
9:25AM
1.05
9:51PM
1.06
10:40AM
1.08
11:08PM
1.05
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset-6:07-------6:07-------6:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616151415151616161716151515151617171818181819
Feels °C (?)11101081015121213151413111111111313131413131516
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