Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 204 | 178 | 363 | 1125 | 1210 | 1405 | 1488 | 1464 | 2025 | 3046 | 5256 | 5289 | 4260 | 3682 | 2436 | 1659 | 1070 | 690 | 472 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:29AM2.95m | 10:48PM3.14m | 11:05AM3.02m | 11:23PM3.20m | 11:41AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.35m | 5:01AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.28m | 5:37AM0.25m | 5:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NNW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 239 | 173 | 178 | 313 | — | 84 | 67 | 196 | 57 | 41 | 18 | 40 | 623 | 82 | 3682 | 2436 | 1659 | 1070 | 690 | 472 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 22 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 150 | 204 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 120 | 87 | 41 | 42 | 9 | 29 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | W 22 | W 21 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 61 | 121 | 363 | 1125 | 1210 | 1405 | 1488 | 1464 | 2025 | 3046 | 5256 | 5289 | 4260 | — | 5 | 14 | 19 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 147 | 186 | 212 | 212 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 207 | 207 | 191 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 92 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 115 | 115 |
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