Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
17
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
19
1.2
W
18
1.5
W
18
1.7
W
17
1.8
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
16
1.9
W
15
1.9
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.8
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
412
438
232
298
309
830
875
1351
1663
1714
1647
1433
1433
1506
1858
1835
1789
1745
1635
1593
1449
1507
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
5
SE
10
W
0
S
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
N
10
WNW
25
WSW
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
15
W
5
W
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
10:56AM3.34m
11:15PM3.53m
11:38AM3.34m
11:56PM3.47m
12:18PM3.27m
Low Tide
4:48AM-0.06m
5:03PM-0.04m
5:30AM-0.08m
5:45PM-0.01m
6:11AM-0.01m
6:26PM0.10m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
8
5
6
7
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
13
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
9
11
6
0
-4
-3
3
6
4
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