Farewell Spit Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Farewell Spit

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
15.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
16
2.2
W
16
2
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
15
1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2727
2465
1983
1745
1507
1309
1145
966
819
697
590
489
405
399
320
683
728
605
471
424
334
334
447
496
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
0
NNE
0
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:29PM2.61m
4:51AM2.76m
5:31PM2.70m
5:52AM2.83m
6:31PM2.83m
6:53AM2.94m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.76m
11:16AM0.59m
11:41PM0.70m
12:16PM0.49m
00:43AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
13
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
8
9
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
16
2.2
W
16
2
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
1
W
15
1
W
16
Energy kJ
2727
2465
1983
1745
1507
1309
1145
966
819
697
590
489
405
399
320
683
728
605
471
424
334
334
447
496
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
22
0.2
E
21
0.1
E
21
0.1
E
21
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.7
W
9
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.2
W
20
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
9
35
9
8
1
1
1
76
9
30
64
155
219
27
39
30
54
43
32
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
21
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
22
0.3
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
9
7
9
68
30
154
154
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.8
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
115
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
115
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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