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Surf Break: Aramoana Spit

Aramoana Spit in Otago is a quite exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

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Overall Aramoana Spit Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Aramoana Spit surf quality by season and Aramoana Spit surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Aramoana Spit:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Penguin Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Murdering Bay	2 mi
Third closest break	Pipikaretu	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Long Beach	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Potato Point	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Aramoana Spit:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4763 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4818 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5063 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5124 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5273 mi
Tide stations nearest to Aramoana Spit:
Closest tide station	Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Dunedin, New Zealand	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Oamaru, New Zealand	48 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand	63 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nugget Point, New Zealand(2)	63 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Aramoana Spit:
Closest ski area	Awakino Ski Area (New Zealand)	72 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand)	101 mi
Third closest ski area	Cardrona (New Zealand)	105 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Remarkables (New Zealand)	105 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Coronet Peak (New Zealand)	113 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Aramoana Spit:
Closest city location	Dunedin (New Zealand)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Milton (New Zealand)	43 mi
Third closest city location	Oamaru (New Zealand)	50 mi
Fourth closest city location	Balclutha (New Zealand)	56 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gore (New Zealand)	88 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Aramoana Spit is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Aramoana Spit is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Wanaka Airport (WKA) in New Zealand is 165 km (102 miles) away.
• Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Aramoana Spit and is 170 km (106 miles) away.