Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.2
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
29
66
58
58
33
30
29
28
32
74
180
314
439
460
492
505
401
322
341
333
321
430
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:40AM2.91m
3:13PM2.79m
3:38AM2.77m
4:18PM2.71m
4:50AM2.68m
5:35PM2.70m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.52m
9:28PM0.68m
10:02AM0.64m
10:37PM0.77m
11:14AM0.70m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
5
8
9
7
8
7
6
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