Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
264
206
203
203
200
146
142
134
130
92
92
92
92
60
59
33
31
32
33
31
31
30
30
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NE
0
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
0
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:09AM2.84m
10:32PM3.00m
10:48AM2.88m
11:10PM3.04m
11:26AM2.90m
11:47PM3.06m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.57m
4:19PM0.49m
4:45AM0.50m
4:57PM0.43m
5:23AM0.46m
5:35PM0.41m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
7
9
7
6
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
261
264
206
203
203
200
146
142
134
130
92
92
92
92
60
59
33
31
32
33
31
31
30
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
5
3
3
1
22
22
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
25
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
51
27
24
12
8
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
8
18
18
13
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
17
17
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
115
115
3
17
0
115
115
115
115
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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