Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1149 | 966 | 819 | 697 | 585 | 489 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 683 | 728 | 605 | 471 | 424 | 334 | 334 | 447 | 496 | 489 | 570 | 520 | 257 | 300 | 534 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.70m | 5:52AM2.83m | 6:31PM2.83m | 6:53AM2.94m | 7:29PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.59m | 11:41PM0.70m | 12:16PM0.49m | 00:43AM0.58m | 1:13PM0.37m | 1:42AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 16 |
1149 | 966 | 819 | 697 | 585 | 489 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 683 | 728 | 605 | 471 | 424 | 334 | 334 | 447 | 496 | 489 | 570 | 520 | 257 | 300 | 534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | W 9 | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 5 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
1 | — | 56 | 9 | — | 30 | 64 | 155 | 219 | — | — | 20 | 68 | 30 | 154 | 154 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 92 | 85 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 14 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 30 | 30 | 106 | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 227 | 140 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 40 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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