Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
16.3° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
216
211
278
255
612
710
674
606
581
565
476
476
377
361
356
361
361
225
176
391
386
357
343
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
ENE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:01AM3.03m
9:24PM3.07m
9:37AM3.07m
9:59PM3.13m
10:13AM3.08m
10:33PM3.14m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.43m
3:13PM0.29m
3:32AM0.36m
3:48PM0.26m
4:08AM0.33m
4:23PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
10
7
4
4
5
6
6
8
8
10
11
10
9
12
11
10
10
7
6
7
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
15
Energy kJ
219
36
211
278
255
612
710
674
606
581
565
476
476
377
361
356
361
361
225
27
52
52
357
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.6
E
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
13
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
86
216
30
24
150
11
11
11
11
13
12
8
4
3
1
1
12
20
176
391
386
31
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
80
77
48
10
4
4
2
2
11
3
25
25
25
2
9
9
5
129
132
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.6
E
3
1.7
E
6
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
73
8
207
408
297
149
85
51
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
115
115
115
171
171
39
26
26
17
0
0
39
168
3
0
0
0
115
115
177
191
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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