Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.4° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
1.1
NE
4
1.6
NE
5
2.3
NE
6
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
17
17
15
14
13
40
143
399
691
673
641
1132
1302
659
748
692
487
367
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
45
NE
55
NE
60
NE
50
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:09PM1.80m
1:27AM1.79m
1:46PM1.85m
2:02AM1.85m
2:23PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.25m
8:01AM0.24m
8:23PM0.24m
8:43AM0.22m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
11
12
13
11
Feels °C
3
4
3
2
1
-1
-3
-6
-5
-3
2
3
4
5
7
9
10
10
6
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