Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

Farewell Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Farewell Spit based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Farewell Spit right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Farewell Spit

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Collingwood

13 km SSW100 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 101°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Whanganui Inlet

13 km SSW87 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
15.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

FarewellSpitAws

21 km E5 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
heavy rainModerate to heavy rain showers
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 10°)
15.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Takaka Aero

34 km S22 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Separation Point (Abel Tasman National Park)

37 km SE20 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SE
(17 km/h at 135°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP13080

40 km NNE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP10439

40 km NNE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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Kotinga (Golden Bay)

40 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

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- °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP2960

40 km NNE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP10131

40 km NNE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.4 °C-
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Farewell Spit and within an acceptable time window.

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