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Farewell Spit

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit Photo de Surf: 'Farewell Spit' par Rob Davies

Weather Forecast for Farewell Spit

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is

15.3° C

Ce qui est légèrement plus chaud que d'habitude

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	SW	WSW	WSW	W
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July 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	SW		WSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July 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	SW		WSW	W
	10 s	glass		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July 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	N		W	W
	10 s	glass		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 July 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	SE	SSW	W	W
	10 s	glass	1 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	SSE	SSW	W	WSW
	10 s	glass	2 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	N	SSE	W	ESE
	10 s	on	2 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	NNW		W	WSW
	13 s	on		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	WSW
	13 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	WSW		W	ESE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	SW		W	ESE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	SSW		W	WSW
	13 s	cross- off		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 July 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	S		W	WSW
	13 s	off		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July 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
	W	SSW		W	WSW
	15 s	off		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July 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	SW	W	WSW
	15 s	off	1 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July 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	SSE	SSW	W	WSW
	15 s	off	2 s	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July 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	SE		W	WSW
	14 s	glass		8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 July at 12 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 43 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.5 ft). Range 3.89m (12.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Farewell Spit Photo de Surf: 'Farewell Spit' par Rob Davies

Photo taken from the coastal track. Fletchers was bigger; waist to chest high; and better sheltered from the wind. Can be very good here at Fossil Point in winds from a southerly quarter when the swell is too big at breaks to the west. Rarely surfed.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photo)

Photo taken at: 12:54 pm 26 Jul 2014