Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 May 2026 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
16.1° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
126
125
125
123
125
101
106
116
124
121
106
107
106
63
59
59
58
34
84
82
95
124
218
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:23AM2.99m
11:43PM3.05m
11:59AM2.90m
00:20AM2.95m
12:37PM2.77m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.39m
5:33PM0.39m
5:56AM0.48m
6:10PM0.49m
6:34AM0.59m
6:48PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
9
5
8
9
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
7
9
11
14
15
14
13
13
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
171
126
125
125
123
125
101
106
116
124
121
106
107
106
63
59
59
58
7
24
82
80
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.5
W
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
4
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
3
11
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
9
8
3
34
84
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
23
21
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
Energy kJ
7
9
11
16
46
39
29
20
15
14
9
9
9
5
2
57
95
124
218
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
115
0
149
181
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
91
91
39
3
0
0
147
166
27
90
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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