Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 12 | NE 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.65m | 11:52PM1.69m | 12:09PM1.71m | 00:33AM1.78m | 12:53PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.35m | 6:22AM0.35m | 6:51PM0.31m | 7:11AM0.31m | 7:36PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 8 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 335 | 345 | 345 | 355 | 78 | 125 | 215 | 166 | 163 | 23 | 3 | 55 | 33 | 47 | 43 | 32 | 146 | 232 | 232 | 407 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 83 | 121 | 34 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 12 | SSW 17 | ENE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 30 | 65 | 6 | 100 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 168 | 28 | 69 | 96 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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