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Farewell Spit

Farewell Spit Surf Photo: 'From a Wellington-Sydney Flight' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is

14.8° 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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	W
	13 s	cross	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	SE	WNW
	14 s	cross- off	14 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SSE	WSW	W
	14 s	off	4 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	SE	WSW	W
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S	SSE	WSW	SE
	14 s	off	4 s	14 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	SE
	14 s	glass		14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	NW	WSW	ESE
	13 s	cross	3 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	WSW	ESE
	13 s	cross	5 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	N	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W	N
	6 s	cross	6 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Farewell Spit around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 41 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.7 ft). Range 3.86m (12.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Farewell Spit Surf Photo: 'From a Wellington-Sydney Flight' by Rob Davies

Golden Bay and Farewell Spit. Surf looked ok on the north-facing breaks as a SW swell wrapped into my local surf spots between Wharariki and Farewell Spit. Further down the coast was big and blown out.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:58 pm 15 Jan 2014