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Farewell Spit surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 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 (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 °C max: 17.7 °C min: 14.9 °C)
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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 (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 °C max: 17.7 °C min: 14.9 °C)

How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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

Hourly12 Days
Nelson – West Coast Surf
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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
5
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.9
WSW
0.4
W
0.9
WSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)55151516161515151616161616161615151414141414131314141414141313131313131277888812121313131382081918181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)736015521839148211951675201610011014101413059771459158915491280944405320306232225590700246253476366356350340272209202199187236302272193133113113117121868610113199247224294470636406494503
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
20
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
E
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
WNW
20
W
30
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
2.36
4:46AM
2.46
5:28PM
2.32
6:01AM
2.48
6:39PM
2.40
7:02AM
2.58
7:32PM
2.54
7:49AM
2.71
8:15PM
2.70
8:29AM
2.85
8:52PM
2.86
9:04AM
2.97
9:26PM
2.99
9:38AM
3.06
9:59PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
1.02
11:12AM
1.02
11:39PM
1.04
12:24PM
0.95
12:45AM
0.95
1:20PM
0.81
1:37AM
0.81
2:04PM
0.65
2:19AM
0.66
2:42PM
0.49
2:57AM
0.52
3:16PM
0.36
3:32AM
0.41
3:49PM
0.27
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515151515161616151412121213151514141414141415161615151413121313141312111111161615141414141516151515141414141414131312
Feels °C (?)77891010109881075357556710109910101012105471011988881198878810161213131213121186443

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