
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 62 | 28 | 53 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 81 | 71 | 103 | 82 | 126 | 131 | 153 | 176 | 223 | 273 | 361 | 422 | 268 | 345 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.85m | 5:18PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.77m | 6:06PM1.63m | 6:32AM1.69m | 6:57PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.22m | 11:57PM0.25m | 12:27PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.29m | 1:10PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
58 | 62 | 28 | 53 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 144 | 44 | 38 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 61 | 268 | 345 | 270 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 5 | S 14 | SSE 4 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | SE 12 |
109 | 96 | 217 | 190 | 183 | — | 161 | 23 | 148 | 1 | 94 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 11 | S 12 | NE 8 |
101 | 68 | 18 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | — | S 16 | S 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | — | 496 | 37 | — | 81 | 71 | 103 | 82 | 126 | 131 | 153 | 176 | 223 | 273 | 361 | 422 | 184 | 170 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 205 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 262 | 7 |
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