
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.67m | 11:50AM1.73m | 00:13AM1.75m | 12:31PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.33m | 5:59AM0.33m | 6:28PM0.28m | 6:45AM0.29m | 7:09PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 5 | S 15 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
662 | 5 | 1654 | 11 | 301 | 640 | 1506 | 582 | 359 | 313 | 299 | 299 | 214 | 171 | 138 | 145 | 126 | 585 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
10 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 631 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 494 | 488 | 381 | 302 | 298 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 272 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 10 | NE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 16 | NE 4 |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
2 | 1654 | 90 | 2133 | 3200 | 264 | 4 | 328 | 2662 | 664 | 646 | 586 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 268 | 427 | 101 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 37 |
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