Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
15.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
15
1
W
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
18
1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
966
819
697
585
489
405
399
320
683
728
605
471
424
334
334
447
496
489
570
520
257
300
534
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:31PM2.70m
5:52AM2.83m
6:31PM2.83m
6:53AM2.94m
7:29PM2.99m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.59m
11:41PM0.70m
12:16PM0.49m
00:43AM0.58m
1:13PM0.37m
1:42AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
9
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
4
4
6
8
10
9
10
11
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
15
1
W
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
18
1
W
16
Energy kJ
1149
966
819
697
585
489
405
399
320
683
728
605
471
424
334
334
447
496
489
570
520
257
300
534
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.6
W
9
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
1
56
9
30
64
155
219
20
68
30
154
154
54
31
14
8
4
92
85
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.4
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.1
NW
4
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
14
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
7
9
30
30
106
62
1
227
140
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
28
40
52
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
92
17
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
115
115
0
0
0
26
26
0
0
0
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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