Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 4AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4557 | 3545 | 2547 | 2061 | 1663 | 1334 | 1042 | 894 | 747 | 722 | 787 | 752 | 717 | 593 | 497 | 480 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10PM2.52m | 7:34AM2.48m | 8:05PM2.63m | 8:26AM2.59m | 8:53PM2.77m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.96m | 1:47PM0.85m | 2:19AM0.85m | 2:37PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4557 | 3545 | 2547 | 2061 | 1663 | 1334 | 1042 | 894 | 747 | 722 | 787 | 752 | 717 | 593 | 497 | 480 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 8 | 14 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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