Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 1531 | 1555 | 1395 | 1484 | 1196 | 1044 | 775 | 668 | 513 | 475 | 427 | 440 | 239 | 372 | 295 | 286 | 282 | 268 | 273 | 273 | 496 | 496 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.59m | 6:48PM2.61m | 7:08AM2.59m | 7:40PM2.67m | 7:59AM2.63m | 8:28PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.76m | 1:00AM0.86m | 1:23PM0.74m | 1:52AM0.81m | 2:11PM0.70m | 2:40AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | ESE 7 | E 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 875 | 1531 | 1555 | 1395 | 1484 | 1196 | 1044 | 775 | 668 | 513 | 475 | 427 | 440 | 239 | 372 | 295 | 286 | 282 | 268 | 73 | 64 | 496 | 496 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 223 | 102 | 41 | 10 | 82 | 131 | 94 | 61 | 62 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 38 | 55 | 73 | 273 | 273 | 84 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NW 13 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | E 8 | NW 6 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | ESE 7 | — | — | NW 14 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 42 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 36 | — | — | 7 | — | 46 | 82 | 81 | — | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 2 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 128 | 487 | 181 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 114 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 91 | 91 | 167 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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