Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)812121211111113121211111110101010101066676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3449484610064621713423804233421561158580585750206245695628
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
45
NNE
30
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononcrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
1.88
5:09AM
1.92
5:30PM
1.87
5:54AM
1.89
6:22PM
1.85
6:45AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.26
11:41PM
0.20
12:05PM
0.27
12:29AM
0.22
12:54PM
0.28
1:19AM
0.25
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---8:43-------8:42-------8:39----
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---21213-------------1--
Temp. °C151616141414131213151412111111111212131415121212
Feels °C (?)1313161212121266763235788761010106
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