
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06PM1.53m | 10:24AM1.62m | 10:52PM1.59m | 11:09AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.41m | 4:22AM0.39m | 5:00PM0.37m | 5:11AM0.36m | 5:46PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 |
23 | 3944 | 2689 | 2159 | 1531 | 1196 | 464 | 344 | 227 | 141 | 209 | 279 | 279 | 357 | 121 | 386 | 670 | 644 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SSW 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 272 | 198 | 200 | 203 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 376 | 85 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 15 |
5893 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 215 | 143 | 147 | 333 | 1 | 10 | 80 | 1546 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 1106 | 1011 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 99 | 41 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 43 |
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