Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 738 | 858 | 1014 | 1009 | 913 | 1057 | 1275 | 2886 | 3436 | 1599 | 2586 | 3834 | 3765 | 3028 | 2764 | 2384 | 2001 | 1733 | 1451 | 1309 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:46PM3.40m | 1:09AM3.23m | 1:34PM3.27m | 2:00AM3.05m | 2:28PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.11m | 7:22AM0.16m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:14AM0.34m | 8:50PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 66 | — | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 2972 | 3028 | 2764 | 2384 | 2001 | 1733 | 1451 | 1309 | 1048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 738 | 858 | 1014 | 1009 | 913 | 1057 | 1275 | 2886 | 3436 | 1599 | 2586 | 3834 | 3765 | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 371 | 207 | 197 | 191 | 191 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 191 | 462 | 487 | 471 | 207 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 92 |
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