Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3806 | 4468 | 3826 | 3283 | 2719 | 2380 | 2062 | 1755 | 1451 | 1309 | 1048 | 804 | 700 | 599 | 586 | 673 | 638 | 142 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:00AM3.05m | 2:28PM3.10m | 2:58AM2.85m | 3:30PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:14AM0.34m | 8:50PM0.43m | 9:13AM0.53m | 9:56PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | N 7 | N 16 | N 16 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 248 | 202 | 3283 | 2719 | 2380 | 2062 | 1755 | 1451 | 1309 | 1048 | 804 | 700 | 599 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 142 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 17 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 18 | N 18 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 3806 | 4468 | 3826 | — | — | 1 | 37 | 32 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 586 | 673 | 638 | 44 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 287 | 231 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 207 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 212 | 207 | 93 | 93 |
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