Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1167 | 520 | 684 | 678 | 611 | 543 | 675 | 546 | 480 | 407 | 372 | 668 | 877 | 1087 | 1021 | 1080 | 1218 | 1360 | 1419 | 3419 | 1488 | 2200 | 2912 | 3221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.45m | 00:22AM3.36m | 12:46PM3.40m | 1:09AM3.23m | 1:34PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM-0.05m | 6:15PM0.03m | 6:35AM0.02m | 7:02PM0.11m | 7:22AM0.16m | 7:53PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 520 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 156 | 89 | 95 | 78 | 44 | 45 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 88 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WSW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1167 | 238 | 684 | 678 | 611 | 543 | 675 | 546 | 480 | 407 | 372 | 668 | 877 | 1087 | 1021 | 1080 | 1218 | 1360 | 1419 | 3419 | 1488 | 2200 | 2912 | 3221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 167 | 93 | 191 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 284 | 147 | 147 | 191 | 147 | 147 | 212 | 194 | 207 | 147 | 182 |
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