Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 464 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 271 | 137 | 134 | 171 | 124 | 202 | 380 | 2956 | 3577 | 3618 | 3678 | 3893 | 3805 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57PM3.22m | 12:16PM3.06m | 00:32AM3.20m | 12:54PM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.25m | 6:12AM0.22m | 6:24PM0.27m | 6:48AM0.24m | 7:02PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 649 | 464 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 271 | 137 | 134 | 171 | 35 | 202 | 380 | 383 | 486 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | WSW 11 | N 6 | NW 21 | — | WNW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 62 | 42 | 1 | 17 | — | 37 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | E 4 | W 19 | — | W 20 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 62 | — | 124 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 75 | 105 | 2956 | 3577 | 3618 | 3678 | 3893 | 3805 | 632 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 3 | 115 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 147 | 191 | 194 | 231 |
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