Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
937
454
563
587
442
336
222
147
111
75
58
39
43
41
42
27
26
25
24
15
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
NE
10
SW
25
W
20
SW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
W
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:02AM1.85m
2:23PM1.88m
2:39AM1.89m
3:01PM1.91m
3:17AM1.92m
3:41PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.22m
9:03PM0.24m
9:26AM0.20m
9:44PM0.25m
10:09AM0.20m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:04
6:05
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
13
11
10
9
8
9
9
11
12
12
10
11
9
8
11
7
8
6
6
Feels °C
3
5
8
8
10
5
6
7
4
5
5
7
9
8
5
5
5
3
5
-4
-4
-4
-5
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