Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 273 | 235 | 239 | 395 | 761 | 1260 | 1817 | 2648 | 3197 | 2375 | 1592 | 995 | 767 | 585 | 256 | 219 | 443 | 2274 | 194 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28AM2.90m | 9:45PM3.11m | 10:04AM3.05m | 10:20PM3.24m | 10:38AM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.40m | 3:58AM0.30m | 4:10PM0.25m | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:45PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 276 | 273 | 235 | 239 | 395 | 72 | 67 | 102 | 102 | 140 | 169 | 96 | 835 | 767 | 585 | 256 | 181 | 149 | 116 | 92 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 4 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 14 | W 23 | NNE 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 21 | W 10 | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 155 | 110 | 75 | 11 | 122 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 91 | 10 | 157 | 84 | 85 | 158 | 198 | 144 | 120 | 194 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 12 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | W 13 | WNW 11 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 11 | WNW 20 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 53 | 47 | 49 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 85 | 24 | 37 | 79 | 78 | 5 | 135 | 3 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 20 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 75 | 42 | — | — | 761 | 1260 | 1817 | 2648 | 3197 | 2375 | 1592 | 995 | 33 | 42 | 235 | 219 | 443 | 2274 | 154 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 17 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 181 | 186 | 249 | 258 | 212 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 147 |
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