Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 5AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
7
0.6
W
17
1
W
17
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
22
0.4
W
21
1.4
W
20
1.5
W
20
1.5
W
19
0.6
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
214
572
605
692
730
691
581
449
423
350
345
272
206
151
106
104
82
145
137
1507
1685
1651
236
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM2.60m
6:41AM2.79m
7:16PM2.72m
7:35AM2.88m
8:05PM2.85m
8:21AM2.97m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.74m
1:01PM0.59m
1:22AM0.63m
1:51PM0.47m
2:11AM0.52m
2:34PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:42
5:40
5:39
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
11
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
17
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
21
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.6
W
18
Energy kJ
114
73
572
605
692
730
691
581
449
423
350
345
272
206
151
106
104
73
72
137
3
11
10
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
17
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.6
W
5
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
23
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
22
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
106
214
56
43
32
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
17
20
42
82
145
3
4
5
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
18
0.5
W
12
0.1
N
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
E
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
24
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
55
72
4
21
3
1
3
6
3
3
21
44
20
20
17
4
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
20
1.5
W
20
1.5
W
19
1.3
W
5
Energy kJ
43
45
33
31
81
1507
1685
1651
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
7
7
17
39
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
115
115
115
167
207
177
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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