Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 7AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
21
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:01AM1.82m
2:21PM1.81m
2:45AM1.74m
3:06PM1.75m
3:29AM1.66m
3:51PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.20m
8:43AM0.19m
9:09PM0.22m
9:24AM0.22m
9:51PM0.23m
10:04AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
7:33
7:35
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5:35
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
10
10
10
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
16
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
13
7
8
7
5
6
7
8
8
7
9
10
11
10
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
732
622
530
154
101
106
229
297
306
510
440
434
343
333
257
253
176
171
171
168
48
69
64
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4
7
3
239
232
229
76
45
28
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
57
57
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
S
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
12
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
8
21
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
11
3
3
3
3
3
11
11
11
3
3
3
11
3
11
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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