Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 15 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
NE
3
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
2
19
24
24
23
22
11
8
21
20
20
19
19
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:54PM1.96m
1:21AM1.91m
1:46PM2.00m
2:13AM1.90m
2:41PM2.03m
3:07AM1.88m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.16m
7:48PM0.13m
8:10AM0.11m
8:42PM0.09m
9:03AM0.08m
9:38PM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
4
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
6
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
653
633
488
396
389
333
285
290
309
268
127
120
88
83
79
56
55
50
33
33
33
32
20
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
31
67
113
98
216
215
188
178
181
179
115
69
63
61
58
55
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
22
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
S
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
5
11
9
36
7
7
8
59
19
24
24
23
22
4
2
21
20
20
19
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
5
6
5
3
3
11
8
6
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
11
11
11
14
18
18
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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