Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 15 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 180 | 244 | 389 | 551 | 346 | 678 | 458 | 725 | 1553 | 1553 | 2354 | 2241 | 1983 | 1767 | 1745 | 1913 | 1913 | 1705 |
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 | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM2.86m | 1:38PM2.80m | 1:57AM2.64m | 2:24PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.51m | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:53PM0.73m | 8:12AM0.80m | 8:42PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 180 | 244 | 389 | 142 | 343 | 325 | 287 | 515 | 202 | 1553 | 2354 | 2241 | 1983 | 1767 | 1745 | 1913 | 1913 | 1705 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 209 | — | 458 | 725 | 88 | 217 | 186 | 124 | 74 | 54 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | W 18 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 67 | 107 | 304 | — | — | 37 | 20 | 7 | — | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 13 | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 551 | 346 | 678 | 330 | 270 | 1553 | — | 4 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 178 | 91 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 181 | 180 |
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