Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
694 | 1305 | 317 | 313 | 309 | 1751 | 514 | 1826 | 1137 | 1115 | 940 | 1358 | 1179 | 1175 | 984 | 840 | 769 | 865 | 1181 | 292 | 465 | 569 | 600 | 802 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18PM3.31m | 9:42AM3.27m | 10:10PM3.42m | 10:34AM3.30m | 11:01PM3.47m | 11:26AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.15m | 3:55PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.06m | 4:47PM0.02m | 5:18AM0.03m | 5:37PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | W 22 | W 12 | W 10 |
258 | 25 | 317 | 313 | 309 | — | — | 411 | 1137 | 251 | 940 | 1358 | 1179 | 1175 | 984 | 840 | 769 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 802 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | NNW 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 17 | W 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 59 | 1115 | 212 | 130 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | ESE 3 | WNW 16 | — | — | NW 7 | N 5 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | N 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 48 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | ESE 3 |
694 | 1305 | 106 | 106 | 146 | 1751 | 514 | 1826 | 355 | — | 9 | 45 | 42 | 31 | — | 4 | 22 | 865 | 1181 | 292 | 465 | 569 | 600 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 186 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 191 | 91 | 147 | 0 | 115 |
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