
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 203 | 203 | 150 | 148 | 123 | 134 | 253 | 1023 | 836 | 699 | 642 | 407 | 334 | 356 | 932 | 1044 | 996 | 874 | 681 | 584 | 496 | 425 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM2.62m | 5:14AM2.65m | 5:52PM2.59m | 6:12AM2.59m | 6:48PM2.61m | 7:08AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.81m | 11:34AM0.73m | 00:02AM0.86m | 12:30PM0.76m | 1:00AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | ESE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
200 | 203 | 56 | 78 | 84 | 123 | 134 | 253 | 1023 | 836 | 699 | 642 | 407 | 334 | 271 | 932 | 1044 | 629 | 874 | 681 | 584 | 496 | 425 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNE 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | E 5 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
15 | 15 | 203 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 103 | 110 | 155 | 203 | 37 | 356 | 160 | 61 | 996 | 333 | 150 | 163 | 97 | 58 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | E 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | E 9 | E 8 |
1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 198 | 37 | — | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 5 |
1 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 127 | 160 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 65 | 124 | 695 | 949 | — | 294 | — | — | 127 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 83 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 91 | 91 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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