Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1315 | 272 | 270 | 281 | 425 | 419 | 1330 | 720 | 614 | 1382 | 2480 | 2226 | 2149 | 2056 | 1935 | 1916 | 3696 | 3456 | 3253 | 3253 | 3335 | 3335 | 3522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:26AM3.07m | 1:53PM2.97m | 2:16AM2.88m | 2:49PM2.81m | 3:19AM2.69m | 4:00PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.36m | 8:08PM0.52m | 8:36AM0.55m | 9:09PM0.70m | 9:42AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 272 | 203 | 198 | 203 | 272 | 272 | 720 | — | — | — | 355 | 227 | 180 | 160 | 95 | 81 | 84 | 64 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 27 | 16 | 85 | 106 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 1315 | 171 | 270 | 281 | 425 | 419 | 1330 | 190 | 614 | 1382 | 2480 | 2226 | 2149 | 2056 | 1935 | 1916 | 3696 | 3456 | 3253 | 3253 | 3335 | 3335 | 3522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 91 | 91 | 122 | 178 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 147 | 212 | 212 | 216 | 207 | 439 | 372 | 351 | 93 | 207 | 212 | 191 | 207 | 212 | 186 |
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