Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 81 | 154 | 320 | 501 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40AM2.91m | 3:13PM2.79m | 3:38AM2.77m | 4:18PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:28PM0.68m | 10:02AM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 81 | 154 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | E 4 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 21 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | N 11 | N 11 | W 19 |
| kJ | 45 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | N 13 | E 4 | W 15 | — | W 21 | W 21 | N 12 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | 8 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 320 | 501 | 562 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 91 |
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