Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 3PM is: 1.7m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 144 | 2274 | 194 | 265 | 2503 | 2541 | 2199 | 3164 | 796 | 4213 | 1493 | 1615 | 3529 | 4477 | 4671 | 4506 | 5137 | 4836 | 4221 | 1900 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM3.16m | 10:54PM3.33m | 11:13AM3.23m | 11:28PM3.36m | 11:49AM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:07AM0.07m | 5:20PM0.12m | 5:42AM0.05m | 5:57PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 125 | 73 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 211 | 214 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | WNW 21 | NW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 144 | 16 | 194 | 265 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 19 | NW 19 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 20 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 16 | W 8 | W 9 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 152 | 158 | 2274 | 125 | 160 | 2503 | 2541 | 2199 | 3164 | 796 | 4213 | 1493 | 1615 | 3529 | 4477 | 4671 | 4506 | 5137 | 4836 | 4221 | 1900 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 93 | 147 | 93 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 147 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 194 | 147 | 147 | 191 | 212 | 191 | 191 | 212 |
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