Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 11PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 523 | 1776 | 1396 | 1358 | 236 | 199 | 196 | 195 | 263 | 369 | 284 | 181 | 173 | 168 | 166 | 163 | 158 | 148 | 106 | 104 | 403 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.92m | 1:05PM2.99m | 1:23AM2.80m | 1:45PM2.87m | 2:04AM2.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.46m | 7:20PM0.55m | 7:33AM0.58m | 8:01PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 202 | 155 | 104 | 114 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 181 | 78 | 60 | 35 | 163 | 158 | 148 | 106 | 104 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | N 13 | N 6 | N 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 199 | 196 | 195 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 173 | 168 | 166 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | W 14 | N 10 | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 21 | W 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 7 | — | NNW 5 | N 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | 523 | 1776 | 1396 | 1358 | 236 | — | 2 | 7 | 263 | 369 | 284 | 134 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 36 | 77 | 48 | 403 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 92 | 115 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 194 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 17 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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