Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 158 | 148 | 657 | 566 | 149 | 232 | 345 | 461 | 603 | 1412 | 1876 | 2053 | 1773 | 1827 | 1670 | 1379 | 1325 | 1377 | 906 | 3759 | 3631 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM3.14m | 9:47PM3.30m | 10:08AM3.28m | 10:23PM3.39m | 10:45AM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.20m | 3:39PM0.20m | 4:01AM0.05m | 4:16PM0.09m | 4:37AM-0.04m | 4:54PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 11 | — | NW 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 215 | 141 | 148 | 3 | — | 103 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 176 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 74 | 75 | 125 | 13 | — | 28 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 22 | NW 11 | WNW 21 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | — | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 168 | 158 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 73 | 44 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 8 | — | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | NW 18 | — | NW 11 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | — | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 |
| kJ | 144 | — | 137 | 657 | 566 | 149 | 232 | 345 | 461 | 603 | 1412 | 1876 | 2053 | 1773 | 1827 | 1670 | 1379 | 1325 | 1377 | 906 | 3759 | 3631 | 702 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 93 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 93 | 93 | 351 | 251 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 147 | 147 | 191 | 194 | 147 | 194 | 182 |
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