Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | NW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 363 | 280 | 184 | 151 | 106 | 92 | 64 | 99 | 99 | 150 | 438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 476 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM3.31m | 11:41AM3.30m | 11:56PM3.25m | 12:16PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.06m | 5:51PM0.15m | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | NW 7 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 67 | 210 | 148 | 184 | 151 | 106 | 91 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 476 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 18 | W 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 225 | 37 | 33 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 99 | 150 | 88 | 112 | 129 | 129 | — | 390 | 316 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 19 | N 6 | W 18 | — | W 13 | NNW 6 | WNW 16 | N 5 | NW 19 | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 65 | 7 | 99 | — | 29 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 371 | 363 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 107 | 153 | 169 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 115 | 39 | 39 | 166 | 115 | 94 | 91 |
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