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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
16.1° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
261 | 243 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 101 | 106 | 116 | 122 | 121 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:48AM3.05m | 11:08PM3.12m | 11:23AM2.99m | 11:43PM3.05m | 11:59AM2.90m | 00:20AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.31m | 5:19AM0.39m | 5:33PM0.39m | 5:56AM0.48m | 6:10PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
261 | 243 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 101 | 106 | 116 | 122 | 121 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 5 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 9 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 20 | 21 | — | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 167 | 167 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 177 | 191 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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