Farewell Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Farewell Spit at 6AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
W
18
2.2
W
17
2.1
W
17
2
W
17
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
0.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3349
2091
1271
887
679
690
432
502
579
1408
1654
1496
2960
2831
2446
2167
1904
1626
1420
1242
940
760
627
338
Wind (km/h)
65
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
20
SE
50
ESE
60
SE
65
SE
70
SE
70
SE
75
SE
75
SE
15
E
45
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM3.03m
1:22PM2.84m
1:40AM2.98m
2:05PM2.80m
2:23AM2.92m
2:53PM2.75m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.44m
7:18AM0.44m
7:30PM0.50m
7:59AM0.47m
8:13PM0.57m
8:44AM0.50m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
7
18
11
21
17
4
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
10
11
11
11
12
12
14
13
Feels °C
3
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
2
0
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
7
2
7
5
5
5
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
19
1.8
NNE
8
2.5
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.1
NNE
8
2.1
NW
9
1.3
N
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.2
W
18
2.2
W
17
2.1
W
17
2
W
17
1.9
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
0.9
W
14
Energy kJ
117
432
1271
887
128
690
251
502
579
1408
1654
1496
2960
2831
2446
2167
1904
1626
1420
1242
940
760
627
338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
1.7
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
0.7
W
17
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
W
16
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
W
15
0.7
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
W
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
235
352
154
290
81
251
116
279
68
33
533
32
1
5
295
754
627
372
258
165
130
82
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.3
N
8
0.8
W
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
230
304
12
339
25
233
59
68
27
8
21
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNW
9
3
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
0.6
SE
3
1.4
ESE
5
2.5
ESE
7
4
ESE
8
4
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
3349
2091
679
432
8
100
563
1964
2747
1905
866
565
223
108
16
11
52
165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
5
5
1
5
5
5
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
209
196
83
83
83
90
90
7
17
91
115
115
93
115
148
115
93
83
0
17
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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