Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 74 | 180 | 314 | 439 | 460 | 492 | 505 | 401 | 322 | 341 | 333 | 321 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:40AM2.91m | 3:13PM2.79m | 3:38AM2.77m | 4:18PM2.71m | 4:50AM2.68m | 5:35PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:28PM0.68m | 10:02AM0.64m | 10:37PM0.77m | 11:14AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 74 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 64 | 113 | 99 | 219 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 19 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 18 | N 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | N 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 7 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 180 | 314 | 439 | 460 | 492 | 505 | 401 | 322 | 341 | 333 | 321 | 430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 115 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
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