Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4339 | 4527 | 4328 | 4293 | 3658 | 3216 | 3356 | 3794 | 3603 | 2652 | 1995 | 1472 | 569 | 1505 | 527 | 909 | 1218 | 918 | 808 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21AM2.26m | 6:03PM2.39m | 6:37AM2.36m | 7:06PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM1.15m | 11:39AM1.10m | 00:25AM1.05m | 12:48PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 6 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 220 | 4527 | 4328 | 4293 | 3658 | 3216 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 569 | 20 | 33 | 250 | 215 | 503 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | SE 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | W 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4339 | — | 13 | 34 | — | — | 3356 | 3794 | 3603 | 2652 | 1995 | 1472 | 83 | 1505 | 527 | 909 | 1218 | 918 | 808 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 205 | 3 | 91 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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