Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
14.8° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)6777889999910101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25542348762769174082811691392721721655627653666596520510440377313256212173
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
1.47
6:42PM
1.52
7:08AM
1.42
7:31PM
1.49
8:00AM
1.40
8:20PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.32
1:13AM
0.38
1:32PM
0.34
2:02AM
0.40
2:20PM
0.35
2:55AM
0.41
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:13-------6:12----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C131414141414141313151619151515141615141413121211
Feels °C (?)67778891010131418141414111312121110988
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