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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 4896 | 4754 | 3596 | 2521 | 2188 | 1742 | 1401 | 1126 | 884 | 662 | 538 | 370 | 305 | 265 | 244 | 197 | 211 | 453 | 634 | 918 | 1202 | 1415 | 1328 | 2176 | 1056 | 1433 | 1433 | 1174 | 1021 | 1024 | 1398 | 1839 | 1422 | 1544 | 1218 | 1146 | 985 | 838 | 796 | 757 | 696 | 739 | 860 | 1104 | 1148 | 1151 | 1044 | 914 | 1191 | 1199 | 1055 | 1071 | 1218 | 1451 | 1547 | 1345 | 1345 | 1160 | 968 | 821 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:20AM 3.20 | 1:46PM 2.99 | 2:05AM 3.12 | 2:35PM 2.92 | 2:56AM 3.01 | 3:30PM 2.84 | 3:54AM 2.89 | 4:33PM 2.78 | 5:00AM 2.79 | 5:42PM 2.78 | 6:12AM 2.76 | 6:53PM 2.84 | 7:23AM 2.81 | 7:58PM 2.96 | 8:26AM 2.91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:39AM 0.25 | 7:55PM 0.36 | 8:26AM 0.31 | 8:45PM 0.47 | 9:19AM 0.41 | 9:43PM 0.58 | 10:18AM 0.51 | 10:48PM 0.66 | 11:24AM 0.58 | 12:00AM 0.68 | 12:33PM 0.58 | 1:11AM 0.62 | 1:39PM 0.51 | 2:15AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast
Still cross-shore at Farewell Spit (strong winds from the W at FarewellSpitAws 21 km from Farewell Spit). 3.9m 12s groundswell from the W with a 3.9m 12s groundswell from the W and a 1.1m 13s groundswell from the NW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
21 km away, 2 h 14 min ago
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