Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.7
W
9
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1199
1211
1343
1541
2938
4933
4401
3369
2692
2101
1452
1054
660
472
396
325
264
271
220
220
74
124
202
Wind (km/h)
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM3.02m
11:23PM3.20m
11:41AM3.06m
11:57PM3.22m
12:16PM3.06m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.32m
5:12PM0.28m
5:37AM0.25m
5:48PM0.25m
6:12AM0.22m
6:24PM0.27m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
11
10
Feels °C
5
2
1
1
-1
-1
1
3
4
2
3
3
4
7
5
4
1
2
4
5
5
7
3
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