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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
18.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.5
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)181717171616161615141414141414131313441310109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1021851708691513406401396470338333329198146142128125331505786158148110
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
2.79
9:35PM
2.79
9:54AM
3.02
10:16PM
3.01
10:32AM
3.23
10:54PM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.60
3:42AM
0.51
4:08PM
0.34
4:22AM
0.29
4:46PM
0.12
5:00AM
0.11
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:47-------7:46-------7:45----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141717181616151516161516161616161617171718161616
Feels °C (?)111414151515151616151314141211111112111114111011
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