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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.5° 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 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.8
NNE
1
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
1.6
W
0.2
N
1.6
W
0.7
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)14141313131313888822212020121818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626160585755558314014411382811901909111684301121014741322130112851606
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
S
15
SSW
35
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
3.06
12:39PM
3.26
12:57AM
3.09
1:15PM
3.27
1:35AM
3.09
1:53PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.23
6:54PM
0.21
7:05AM
0.21
7:31PM
0.18
7:43AM
0.24
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:57-------8:55-------8:55
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1111112414426-----------
Temp. °C161414141515161616161717171819191817171718181717
Feels °C (?)64457789109111416131112111010101211108
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