Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
15
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
0.7
W
18
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
18
1.8
W
18
1.8
W
17
1.7
W
16
1.8
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
334
447
402
489
471
520
399
300
527
607
592
541
520
506
407
401
390
816
1996
1974
1947
1508
1646
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
0
S
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
20
W
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:53AM2.94m
7:29PM2.99m
7:51AM3.06m
8:24PM3.16m
8:47AM3.18m
9:18PM3.31m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.58m
1:13PM0.37m
1:42AM0.43m
2:09PM0.24m
2:39AM0.28m
3:03PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
5
6
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
9
12
11
11
12
13
11
9
7
7
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
6
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
0.7
W
10
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.5
W
19
Energy kJ
334
334
69
402
489
471
520
399
92
527
607
592
541
520
506
407
401
390
183
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.4
W
18
1
W
15
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
W
22
0.2
W
22
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.1
NW
20
Energy kJ
154
98
447
41
21
13
8
225
300
80
74
11
11
22
36
36
124
186
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.6
W
14
0.1
W
10
0.2
WNW
22
0.2
WNW
21
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
20
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
106
62
6
1
5
140
2
45
45
2
15
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
18
1.8
W
18
1.8
W
17
1.7
W
16
1.8
W
16
Energy kJ
104
104
2
90
108
56
52
94
143
139
816
1996
1974
1947
1508
1646
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
Distance (km)
115
0
0
17
39
17
0
0
0
0
3
7
115
115
115
0
115
115
115
115
115
93
115
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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