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Farewell Spit

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.76° E

Farewell Spit Foto de Surf: 'Fossil Point left-hander' por Rob Davies

Weather Forecast for Farewell Spit

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Farewell Spit sea temperature is

15.3° C

Lo cual es ligeramente más cálido de lo habitual

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
	W	W		W	NNW
	13 s	cross		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	W	W	W	NNW	WNW
	12 s	cross	12 s	8 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	W	W	W	NNW	WNW
	12 s	cross	12 s	8 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	W	W	W	NNW	WNW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	8 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	WNW	W	W	NNW	WNW
	9 s	cross	9 s	8 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	WNW	W	WNW	W	W
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	13 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	W	SSW	WNW	W
	13 s	cross	2 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	E		W	WNW
	13 s	cross		13 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	S		W	W
	13 s	off		13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	ENE		W	NNW
	13 s	glass		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	ENE		W	WNW
	13 s	glass		13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	E		W	W
	13 s	cross		13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	W	ESE		W	W
	16 s	cross- off		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	ESE		W	SE
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	W	SSE	SE	W	SE
	15 s	glass	3 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	W	SSE	ESE	W	W
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	W	SE	SE	W	SE
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 July at 12 pm

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

Image captured 56 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.7m (8.9 ft). Range 3.92m (12.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Farewell Spit Foto de Surf: 'Fossil Point left-hander' por Rob Davies

Fickle spot and today was no exception. Occasionally a long left lined up but it was generally too affected by short period chop radiating from rocks to the west and an easterly windswell. About shoulder high.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photo)

Photo taken at: 11:48 am 21 Jul 2019