Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
149
146
118
118
87
83
85
64
62
61
41
41
41
40
25
24
24
42
101
206
173
85
70
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:17AM1.90m
11:47PM1.81m
12:16PM1.96m
00:47AM1.87m
1:15PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.23m
6:12PM0.23m
6:34AM0.17m
7:13PM0.15m
7:34AM0.11m
8:10PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
10
9
8
8
7
6
5
7
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
8
6
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
5
6
5
5
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