Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
324
311
293
229
225
222
176
166
261
264
206
203
203
200
146
142
134
130
92
92
92
92
60
59
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
9:29AM2.78m
9:52PM2.93m
10:09AM2.84m
10:32PM3.00m
10:48AM2.88m
11:10PM3.04m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.65m
3:39PM0.55m
4:05AM0.57m
4:19PM0.49m
4:45AM0.50m
4:57PM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
324
311
293
229
225
222
176
166
261
264
206
203
203
200
146
142
134
130
92
92
92
92
60
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
E
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
13
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
NE
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
8
1
7
25
25
4
81
80
5
4
1
8
5
3
1
22
22
6
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
8
8
4
6
4
25
6
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
104
94
139
88
62
88
171
121
69
35
26
19
13
7
1
3
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
17
39
26
26
17
17
26
26
17
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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