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Farewell Spit surf break

Farewell Spit surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 09 Feb 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 3PM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)5ft (1.5m)19s
Afternoon (09 Feb)6ft (1.8m)18s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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

Hourly12 Days
Nelson – West Coast Surf
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Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
NNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)19181817171616161616151414141413131313131312121212121212121214141414131313131313131212121210121212121111109181817161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15761816196884567062360049448838227126426426125722916812512312312911711311311181113838611310010110196895656565633323029292820111114131312986623212139
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
40
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
15
E
15
N
25
WNW
30
W
20
SSE
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
0
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
5
N
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
W
5
E
10
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoncrosscrossoffcrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
2.72
8:54PM
2.67
9:25AM
2.87
9:51PM
2.81
10:16AM
3.03
10:38PM
2.95
10:59AM
3.16
11:19PM
3.05
11:37AM
3.25
11:56PM
3.12
12:12PM
3.29
12:30AM
3.14
12:46PM
3.27
1:03AM
3.11
1:18PM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.74
3:06AM
0.65
3:41PM
0.59
4:00AM
0.50
4:30PM
0.43
4:45AM
0.35
5:12PM
0.30
5:25AM
0.25
5:50PM
0.21
6:02AM
0.19
6:25PM
0.17
6:37AM
0.19
6:59PM
0.18
7:10AM
0.25
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset---8:39-------8:37-------8:37-------8:36-------8:35-------8:32-------8:31-------8:30
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181920212018181717171919191718171717171616161616161616161818171616161718181818171718181821211918171818191919191918181819
Feels °C (?)121214171514141315161616171317151312111010101212131315161818161615151615171616161518191719191715131618181919191918151518
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