
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 102 | 99 | 73 | 99 | 124 | 80 | 113 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 61 | 52 | 92 | 116 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:09AM1.93m | 4:32PM1.82m | 4:55AM1.85m | 5:18PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.77m | 6:06PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.17m | 11:14PM0.20m | 11:44AM0.22m | 11:57PM0.25m | 12:27PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
130 | 102 | 99 | 73 | 86 | 181 | 239 | 83 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 148 | 144 | 136 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 5 | — | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 6 |
31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | — | 80 | 170 | 157 | 109 | 96 | 217 | 190 | 181 | 177 | 159 | 150 | 27 | 27 | — | 18 | 94 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 5 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | E 13 |
7 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 101 | 40 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | ESE 2 | E 7 | E 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 99 | 124 | — | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 16 | 17 | — | 1 | 61 | 52 | — | 116 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
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