Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 3 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 270 | 261 | 202 | 165 | 101 | 76 | 50 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.50m | 8:12AM1.58m | 8:43PM1.47m | 9:02AM1.57m | 9:35PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.32m | 1:56PM0.36m | 2:13AM0.35m | 2:44PM0.40m | 3:02AM0.37m | 3:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 270 | 270 | 261 | 202 | 165 | 101 | 189 | 956 | 786 | 533 | 498 | 361 | 643 | 737 | 149 | 159 | 839 | 737 | 737 | 734 | 746 | 780 | 808 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SE 12 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 38 | 140 | 76 | 50 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 93 | 9 | 9 | 404 | 401 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 232 | 338 | 310 | 377 | 472 | 639 | 589 | 1488 | — | — | — | — | 1238 | 1415 | 1633 | 2068 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
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