
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 155 | 411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 306 | 302 | 204 | 219 | 543 | 1055 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:35PM2.91m | 9:52AM2.85m | 10:13PM3.04m | 10:29AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.56m | 4:00PM0.45m | 4:25AM0.43m | 4:37PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 |
146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 104 | 411 | 476 | 456 | 462 | 383 | 306 | 302 | 173 | 181 | 317 | 1055 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 17 | W 13 | — | W 16 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 72 | 155 | — | 3 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 204 | 83 | — | 305 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 21 | — | WNW 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 56 | 150 | 11 | 36 | — | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 24 | 77 | 70 | — | 67 | 219 | 543 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 115 | 147 | 186 | 186 | 83 |
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