Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
61
36
36
37
35
35
38
40
40
40
40
41
40
30
19
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:29PM1.61m
11:48AM1.71m
00:12AM1.66m
12:30PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.38m
5:49AM0.34m
6:23PM0.33m
6:34AM0.31m
7:05PM0.28m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
Temp °C
7
7
6
8
9
11
11
12
16
14
12
12
13
12
13
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
-1
-3
-3
-3
1
5
5
8
12
10
8
8
10
8
10
6
7
7
5
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