Farewell Spit Surf Break

Farewell Spit, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Farewell Spit based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Farewell Spit right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Farewell Spit

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Collingwood

13 km SSW100 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 114°)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Blenheim

145 km SE50 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 282°)
0
2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumahu wx

170 km NE216 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 89°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

189 km ESE116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 322°)
0
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

191 km ESE20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 95°)
5
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

192 km ESE267 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
-
20
moderate winds from the ENE
(22 km/h at 71°)
35
8.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

194 km ESE6 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 182°)
5
1.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

194 km ESE201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the NNE
(13 km/h at 20°)
7 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
broken
overcast

Miramar wx

196 km ESE51 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(8 km/h at 26°)
15
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiongana wx

198 km NE138 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Farewell Spit and within an acceptable time window.

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