
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 93 | 73 | 45 | 64 | 100 | 110 | 154 | 192 | 200 | 249 | 342 | 410 | 261 | 244 | 191 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.77m | 6:06PM1.63m | 6:32AM1.69m | 6:57PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.22m | 11:57PM0.25m | 12:27PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.29m | 1:10PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | S 16 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
28 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 54 | 144 | 94 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 156 | 261 | 244 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 5 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
217 | 190 | 183 | — | 161 | 17 | 148 | 68 | 26 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 61 | 57 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 9 | E 13 | NNE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | E 12 |
18 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 82 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | S 16 | S 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | 3 | 4 | 596 | 31 | — | 93 | 73 | 45 | 64 | 100 | 110 | 154 | 192 | 200 | 249 | 342 | 410 | 212 | 261 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 241 | 8 | 205 | 227 | 162 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 253 | 262 | 7 |
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