Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 10 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 730 | 606 | 503 | 496 | 489 | 399 | 394 | 394 | 306 | 293 | 284 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 490 | 11 | 82 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53AM3.14m | 2:19PM2.91m | 2:38AM2.93m | 3:08PM2.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.30m | 8:10AM0.33m | 8:28PM0.50m | 8:57AM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 730 | 606 | 503 | 496 | 489 | 399 | 394 | 394 | 306 | 293 | 284 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 22 | 11 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 11 | W 18 | — | W 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | W 22 | W 22 | WNW 14 | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 23 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 13 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 126 | 193 | 171 | 160 | 144 | 85 | 49 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 490 | 98 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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