Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 489 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 511 | 546 | 392 | 480 | 473 | 398 | 392 | 875 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:15AM3.13m | 1:38PM2.97m | 1:55AM2.90m | 2:20PM2.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.32m | 7:48PM0.49m | 8:10AM0.54m | 8:32PM0.72m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 590 | 489 | 253 | 246 | 94 | 511 | 546 | 392 | 480 | 473 | 398 | 392 | 875 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 18 | — | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 63 | 61 | 236 | 25 | — | 44 | 62 | 99 | 214 | 278 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | W 18 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 177 | 39 | 115 |
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