Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 152 | 214 | 204 | 129 | 124 | 122 | 203 | 388 | 453 | 431 | 378 | 306 | 536 | 449 | 376 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:56PM3.22m | 9:23AM3.14m | 9:47PM3.40m | 10:11AM3.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.21m | 3:32PM0.14m | 4:03AM0.04m | 4:19PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 157 | 152 | 214 | 204 | 129 | 29 | 107 | 203 | 388 | 453 | 200 | 229 | 286 | 536 | 449 | 366 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 124 | 73 | 140 | 194 | 240 | 101 | 219 | 206 | 265 | 178 | 98 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 17 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 122 | 76 | 70 | 111 | 66 | 41 | 69 | 140 | 117 | 376 | 376 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 87 | 72 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 431 | 378 | 306 | 229 | 166 | 124 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 91 | 91 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 26 | 0 |
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