Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

Farewell Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
15
0.8
W
15
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
15
1.3
W
15
2.5
WNW
7
3.5
NW
8
4
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1315
272
270
281
425
419
1330
720
614
1382
2480
2226
2149
2056
1935
1916
3696
3456
3253
3253
3335
3335
3522
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
60
NW
60
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:26AM3.07m
1:53PM2.97m
2:16AM2.88m
2:49PM2.81m
3:19AM2.69m
4:00PM2.68m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.36m
8:08PM0.52m
8:36AM0.55m
9:09PM0.70m
9:42AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
7
8
8
10
9
9
6
5
3
4
2
0
-1
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
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