Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.9° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
14
21
14
11
28
14
21
32
17
34
17
29
44
31
36
55
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
S
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21PM1.71m
9:51AM1.74m
10:17PM1.68m
10:43AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.36m
4:26PM0.43m
4:49AM0.37m
5:21PM0.42m
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
11
12
14
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
2
2
4
6
7
7
8
7
9
7
5
6
8
6
4
6
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