Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 127 | 351 | 587 | 702 | 630 | 592 | 1551 | 2226 | 3195 | 1534 | 1780 | 1759 | 1929 | 1903 | 1909 | 2511 | 2709 | 2206 | 1551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:37AM2.75m | 8:53PM2.94m | 9:19AM2.97m | 9:34PM3.13m | 9:59AM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.60m | 2:43PM0.60m | 3:08AM0.38m | 3:26PM0.39m | 3:49AM0.18m | 4:08PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 77 | 75 | 39 | 25 | 76 | 101 | 351 | 587 | 702 | 630 | 592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 26 | 25 | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 16 | WNW 20 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 22 | WNW 20 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 11 | 127 | 127 | — | 20 | 13 | 36 | 82 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | E 4 | W 20 | ENE 4 | — | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 5 | 119 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 16 | 22 | — | — | 25 | 1551 | 2226 | 3195 | 1534 | 1780 | 1759 | 1929 | 1903 | 1909 | 2511 | 2709 | 2206 | 1551 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 150 | 147 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 205 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 191 | 212 | 115 | 115 |
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