Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
19
19
12
12
20
20
50
20
40
19
19
0
38
19
19
19
19
20
22
26
27
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:33PM1.90m
10:03AM1.86m
10:26PM1.90m
10:53AM1.87m
11:16PM1.88m
11:41AM1.86m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.19m
4:43PM0.23m
5:15AM0.19m
5:35PM0.27m
6:02AM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
11
10
7
7
8
7
7
8
7
10
10
10
10
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
6
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
10
2
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
Energy kJ
1057
1014
818
771
663
556
439
425
339
233
342
342
217
118
19
1699
2701
2942
2942
2445
2167
1735
1465
1266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
20
20
19
19
8
12
20
20
20
88
33
19
77
69
51
19
19
19
19
20
22
26
27
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
15
15
12
8
50
20
40
1
19
58
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
1.4
S
15
Energy kJ
1
16
19
28
853
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
11
3
3
11
11
11
11
11
0
3
0
130
99
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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