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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
61 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.84m | 9:33AM1.78m | 10:01PM1.87m | 10:29AM1.83m | 10:56PM1.91m | 11:20AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.14m | 3:58AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.13m | 4:56AM0.17m | 5:14PM0.14m | 5:47AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
212 | 268 | 340 | 345 | 688 | 590 | 462 | 361 | 377 | 356 | 259 | 313 | 359 | 468 | 759 | 1190 | 1576 | 1889 | 1550 | 1267 | 1006 | 771 | 625 | 466 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
61 | 42 | 41 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2253 | 2931 | 3198 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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