Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 286 | 222 | 212 | 168 | 161 | 470 | 422 | 377 | 387 | 387 | 301 | 242 | 194 | 194 | 188 | 129 | 226 | 240 | 161 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.43m | 6:50AM2.37m | 7:17PM2.56m | 7:49AM2.54m | 8:08PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM1.06m | 00:37AM0.99m | 1:00PM0.96m | 1:37AM0.81m | 1:56PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 22 | W 13 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 286 | 222 | 212 | 168 | 161 | 81 | 89 | 75 | 387 | 387 | 51 | 51 | 194 | 39 | 68 | 84 | 9 | 126 | 161 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 12 | W 21 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 148 | 470 | 422 | 377 | 58 | 53 | 301 | 242 | 40 | 194 | 188 | 129 | 3 | 9 | 87 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | N 14 | W 20 | W 20 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 22 | W 22 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 240 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 171 | 237 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 207 | 191 | 0 | 0 |
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