Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 573 | 11 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 148 | 253 | 329 | 405 | 366 | 361 | 515 | 284 | 219 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:38AM2.93m | 3:08PM2.75m | 3:27AM2.72m | 4:01PM2.60m | 4:22AM2.55m | 5:00PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.52m | 9:18PM0.70m | 9:46AM0.70m | 10:13PM0.87m | 10:42AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 284 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 22 | 11 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 253 | 329 | 405 | 366 | 361 | 1 | 284 | 219 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | W 18 | NE 4 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 148 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 3 | W 19 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 1 | 28 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 13 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 11 | 573 | 134 | 91 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 515 | 32 | 34 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 147 | 147 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 171 | 186 | 122 | 180 |
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