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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.6° 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 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | |
572 | 605 | 940 | 730 | 691 | 581 | 449 | 423 | 350 | 345 | 272 | 206 | 151 | 106 | 104 | 82 | 145 | 137 | 188 | 1469 | 1651 | 236 | 229 | 221 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.79m | 7:16PM2.72m | 7:35AM2.88m | 8:05PM2.85m | 8:21AM2.97m | 8:46PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.74m | 1:01PM0.59m | 1:22AM0.63m | 1:51PM0.47m | 2:11AM0.52m | 2:34PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 21 | W 20 | N 12 | N 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
572 | 605 | 940 | 730 | 691 | 581 | 449 | 423 | 350 | 345 | 272 | 206 | 151 | 106 | 104 | 73 | 72 | 137 | 188 | 11 | 3 | 236 | 229 | 221 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | E 4 | NE 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
54 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 82 | 145 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 90 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | NW 4 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | W 18 | N 13 | N 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 16 | N 12 | W 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 20 | W 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 71 | 57 | 35 | 42 | 70 | 85 | 1469 | 1651 | 73 | 53 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 122 | 115 |
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