Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)--
Evening (26 Apr)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
8
8
2
10
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM1.87m
10:29AM1.83m
10:56PM1.91m
11:20AM1.87m
11:45PM1.93m
12:08PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.17m
5:14PM0.14m
5:47AM0.14m
6:06PM0.15m
6:35AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:42
5:40
5:38
1
1
3
5
3
2
Temp °C
19
20
18
17
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
15
17
18
18
17
15
14
15
14
14
13
15
16
14
13
10
10
11
8
8
10
8
11
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
309
243
304
365
573
971
1409
1683
1392
1143
946
737
625
457
360
235
176
135
99
69
66
45
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
22
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
13
12
12
37
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
2
2
5
8
32
14
14
13
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
1
2535
4463
2775
8
2
10
1
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
5
4
4
8
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
3
3
3
37
3
3
9
52
3
11
11
11
11
16
11
3
3
3
3
3
9
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
5
4
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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