
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 200 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32PM3.00m | 10:48AM2.88m | 11:10PM3.04m | 11:26AM2.90m | 11:47PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.50m | 4:57PM0.43m | 5:23AM0.46m | 5:35PM0.41m | 6:01AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
203 | 200 | 146 | 142 | 134 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 5 | W 18 | W 18 | — | ENE 4 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 115 | 115 |
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