Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 15 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 71 | 53 | 59 | 29 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.76m | 7:14AM1.93m | 7:46PM1.75m | 8:17AM1.90m | 8:52PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.18m | 2:13PM0.25m | 2:38AM0.19m | 3:17PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1434 | 1354 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2032 | 1834 | 1583 | 1442 | 1210 | 956 | 342 | 475 | 320 | 157 | 110 | 90 | 83 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 268 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | ESE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 119 | 121 | 56 | 33 | 40 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 71 | 3478 | 1285 | 2396 | 2165 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 71 | 53 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 290 | 358 | 957 | 984 | 374 | 155 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
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