Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 176 | 176 | 261 | 264 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.78m | 9:52PM2.93m | 10:09AM2.84m | 10:32PM3.00m | 10:48AM2.88m | 11:10PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.55m | 4:05AM0.57m | 4:19PM0.49m | 4:45AM0.50m | 4:57PM0.43m | 5:23AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 293 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 176 | 176 | 261 | 264 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 81 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 151 | 80 | 57 | 106 | 140 | 113 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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