Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 8PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 536 | 509 | 376 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 232 | 298 | 309 | 830 | 875 | 1537 | 1858 | 1529 | 1647 | 1433 | 1253 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM3.27m | 10:32PM3.51m | 10:56AM3.34m | 11:15PM3.53m | 11:38AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.01m | 4:48AM-0.06m | 5:03PM-0.04m | 5:30AM-0.08m | 5:45PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 286 | 536 | 509 | 366 | 352 | 260 | 227 | 214 | 146 | 108 | 101 | 309 | 830 | 875 | 1537 | 1858 | 1529 | 1647 | 1433 | 1253 | 1285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 15 | W 18 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NE 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 265 | 135 | 82 | 52 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 155 | 298 | 53 | 68 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 79 | 117 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 18 | W 14 | W 19 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 140 | 178 | 376 | 376 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 232 | 96 | 190 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 343 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
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