Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 451 | 466 | 466 | 1014 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 750 | 730 | 711 | 598 | 411 | 401 | 324 | 253 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM2.90m | 2:20PM2.78m | 2:39AM2.67m | 3:09PM2.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.49m | 8:10AM0.54m | 8:32PM0.72m | 8:56AM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 466 | 451 | 466 | 466 | 1014 | 843 | 822 | 801 | 750 | 730 | 711 | 598 | 411 | 401 | 324 | 253 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 99 | 216 | 278 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | E 12 | E 13 | E 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 122 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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