Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.7°C
2.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.5
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
6
3
5
5
10
4
4
5
7
6
4
2
4
3
5
3
6
5
23
41
45
45
Wind (km/h)
30
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
20
W
30
W
25
SW
20
SW
5
W
10
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43AM1.79m
9:17PM1.66m
9:49AM1.81m
10:24PM1.73m
10:53AM1.86m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.32m
3:39PM0.35m
4:05AM0.29m
4:49PM0.30m
5:12AM0.24m
5:52PM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
15
14
12
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
Feels °C
1
4
5
9
10
9
5
3
2
6
5
4
2
5
0
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
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