Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farewell Spit today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 5PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Farewell Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 763 | 1245 | 1862 | 2601 | 1749 | 1312 | 948 | 777 | 688 | 552 | 667 | 819 | 921 | 1561 | 1585 | 3268 | 2864 | 2716 | 2621 | 2297 | 1789 | 1571 | 1226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.87m | 1:01AM3.03m | 1:22PM2.84m | 1:40AM2.98m | 2:05PM2.80m | 2:23AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.43m | 6:50PM0.44m | 7:18AM0.44m | 7:30PM0.50m | 7:59AM0.47m | 8:13PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 10 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 20 | W 19 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 16 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 117 | 418 | 528 | 211 | 110 | 333 | 222 | 667 | 819 | 921 | 1561 | 1585 | 3268 | 2864 | 2716 | 2621 | 2297 | 1789 | 1571 | 1226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | N 9 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | NNE 8 | W 16 | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | NNW 8 | W 18 | WNW 18 | — | — | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 528 | 230 | 304 | 290 | 64 | 251 | 119 | 283 | 405 | 50 | 532 | 546 | — | — | 528 | 614 | 463 | 283 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | N 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | W 15 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 233 | 61 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 505 | 763 | 1245 | 1862 | 2601 | 1749 | 1312 | 948 | 777 | 688 | 552 | — | — | 1 | 110 | 555 | 2215 | 3721 | 1780 | 285 | 71 | 31 | 68 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 186 | 186 | 196 | 209 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 0 | 17 | 91 | 115 | 91 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 83 | 3 | 91 | 91 |
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