Farewell Spit Surf Forecast

/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

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Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 08 Nov 2025 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 15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Farewell Spit this week:

The surf forecast for Farewell Spit over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 12) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Farewell Spit in the next 12 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 15) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 12) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7PM (Wed 12th Nov)	2ft (0.6m) 12s
Best Surf	7AM (Sat 15th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 11s
Most Powerful	4AM (Sat 15th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Farewell Spit over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 08		Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Period(s) (?)	6	13	13	14	13	13	13	8	13	11	10	13	12	12	12	11	10	8	8	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	247	1032	423	700	280	166	84	504	2587	1186	184	90	148	285	47	1807	614	284	715	2449	2128
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	N	NNW	NW	W	W	ESE	E	ESE	SW	NNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:57AM 3.30		1:23PM 3.36	1:49AM 3.10		2:16PM 3.17	2:46AM 2.87		3:16PM 2.96	3:50AM 2.67		4:22PM 2.79		5:01AM 2.54	5:33PM 2.69		6:14AM 2.52	6:41PM 2.67		7:19AM 2.57
Low Tide / height (m)			7:10AM 0.09		7:42PM 0.19	8:02AM 0.29		8:37PM 0.39	8:58AM 0.51		9:39PM 0.58	10:02AM 0.69		10:48PM 0.71	11:12AM 0.81		11:58PM 0.76	12:22PM 0.84		1:02AM 0.72

	Sat 08		Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14
Sunrise	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03
Sunset	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:22	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	13	-
Temp. °C	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	15	15	14	15	16	16	14
Feels °C (?)	4	6	10	9	10	15	13	11	12	10	10	10	11	14	11	8	6	9	9	9	7

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Information about the Farewell Spit Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Farewell Spit provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Farewell Spit can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Farewell Spit surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Farewell Spit) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Farewell Spit may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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