Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 592 | 577 | 520 | 407 | 405 | 315 | 363 | 685 | 614 | 537 | 485 | 432 | 2107 | 1825 | 932 | 1179 | 1279 | 1225 | 1324 | 1228 | 1037 | 835 | 643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:51PM3.14m | 1:07AM2.99m | 1:27PM3.00m | 1:44AM2.82m | 2:06PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.26m | 7:03PM0.37m | 7:18AM0.42m | 7:41PM0.54m | 7:56AM0.60m | 8:22PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | W 14 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 592 | 577 | 520 | 407 | 405 | 315 | 229 | 222 | 215 | 142 | 88 | 432 | 37 | 38 | 932 | 1179 | 1279 | 1225 | 1324 | 1228 | 1037 | 835 | 643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | WNW 17 | W 17 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 28 | 25 | — | — | 101 | 200 | — | — | 75 | 63 | 51 | 46 | 75 | 52 | 3 | 39 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 8 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WSW 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 90 | 138 | 219 | 253 | 279 | 363 | 685 | 614 | 537 | 485 | 338 | 2107 | 1825 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 16 | — | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 167 | 186 | 212 | 217 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 167 | 199 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 166 | 92 | 115 |
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