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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
13.6° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | |
720 | 573 | 365 | 188 | 201 | 274 | 279 | 180 | 146 | 111 | 83 | 54 | 52 | 74 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 121 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 107 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.47m | 8:16PM1.54m | 8:51AM1.53m | 9:07PM1.58m | 9:39AM1.62m | 9:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.40m | 2:30PM0.36m | 3:04AM0.40m | 3:20PM0.36m | 3:56AM0.38m | 4:13PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
720 | 573 | 365 | 188 | 201 | 274 | 1339 | 180 | 2379 | 2247 | 83 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 154 | 2494 | 2278 | 1938 | 1617 | 1420 | 1109 | 846 | 805 | 678 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 15 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
57 | 186 | 181 | 60 | 85 | 155 | 279 | — | 146 | 111 | 33 | 19 | 39 | 74 | — | 151 | 147 | 145 | 121 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 107 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
89 | — | — | 177 | 163 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 19 | 61 | 141 | 2 | 147 | 2273 | 2420 | 7 | 5895 | 2613 | 2739 | 2618 | 2681 | 2709 | 4586 | 3694 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 479 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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