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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
16.0° 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 1AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | |
308 | 477 | 463 | 503 | 741 | 724 | 526 | 501 | 401 | 396 | 291 | 272 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 126 | 126 | 115 | 153 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:13PM2.84m | 7:31AM3.01m | 8:03PM3.05m | 8:20AM3.18m | 8:50PM3.24m | 9:09AM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.53m | 1:49PM0.29m | 2:12AM0.34m | 2:37PM0.12m | 3:01AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 |
304 | 308 | 254 | 503 | 741 | 724 | 526 | 501 | 401 | 396 | 291 | 272 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 126 | 126 | 115 | 113 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 13 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 |
308 | 477 | 463 | 232 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 43 | 89 | 153 | 148 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | E 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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