Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)884555556777788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2322294361535142507991108107144146149153137137137140125128128
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
1.66
1:39AM
1.75
2:01PM
1.66
2:22AM
1.77
2:42PM
1.67
3:02AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.38
7:42PM
0.32
8:16AM
0.34
8:26PM
0.29
8:58AM
0.30
9:09PM
0.26
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset---9:24-------9:24-------9:23----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1432211-------------
Temp. °C121213131312121211111212121111111212121212111010
Feels °C (?)878887787898878787779988
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