Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
1.7
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1
W
11
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.4
W
17
2.3
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
271
267
202
200
140
96
184
538
910
568
327
257
229
418
512
761
855
1103
2837
2973
2839
2868
2920
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:08PM3.06m
8:35AM3.05m
9:06PM3.24m
9:32AM3.17m
9:59PM3.40m
10:24AM3.27m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.38m
2:49PM0.26m
3:23AM0.21m
3:44PM0.12m
4:16AM0.07m
4:35PM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
5
6
8
9
10
9
8
6
7
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
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