Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 3PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 13 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 5 | NNW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2595 | 2833 | 2730 | 1771 | 1158 | 603 | 660 | 234 | 367 | 136 | 71 | 1916 | 265 | 2211 | 2299 | 2217 | 2879 | 735 | 1112 | 1739 | 2338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM3.05m | 10:20PM3.24m | 10:38AM3.16m | 10:54PM3.33m | 11:13AM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.25m | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:07AM0.07m | 5:20PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | — | 87 | 1158 | 603 | 387 | 234 | 153 | 125 | 71 | 51 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | — | W 23 | W 13 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 5 | NW 20 | W 19 | NW 5 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | N 10 | — | — | WNW 16 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 10 | 85 | 38 | 37 | 79 | 78 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 265 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | W 22 | WNW 21 | W 13 | NW 20 | W 12 | NW 19 | NW 19 | W 13 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 20 | W 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2595 | 2833 | 2730 | 1771 | 1102 | 485 | 660 | 120 | 367 | 136 | 178 | 1916 | 110 | 2211 | 2299 | 2217 | 2879 | 735 | 1112 | 1739 | 2338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 212 | 215 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 90 | 147 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 147 | 147 |
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