Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

Farewell Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
1.4
W
13
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
W
17
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
14
0.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
399
394
394
306
293
284
222
219
215
663
11
23
77
48
45
58
41
48
104
324
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
0
S
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:19PM2.91m
2:38AM2.93m
3:08PM2.75m
3:27AM2.72m
4:01PM2.60m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.33m
8:28PM0.50m
8:57AM0.52m
9:18PM0.70m
9:46AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
5
6
6
7
9
7
7
6
4
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
12
9
10
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