Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 148 | 399 | 737 | 655 | 612 | 764 | 666 | 499 | 644 | 692 | 591 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.80m | 1:27AM1.79m | 1:46PM1.85m | 2:02AM1.85m | 2:23PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.27m | 7:44PM0.25m | 8:01AM0.24m | 8:23PM0.24m | 8:43AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 714 | 832 | 17 | 1647 | 1840 | 1863 | 1764 | 1492 | 1261 | 1001 | 747 | 613 | 432 | 347 | 330 | 666 | 499 | 644 | 692 | 591 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 260 | 251 | 242 | 187 | 173 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1433 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 49 | 148 | 399 | 737 | 655 | 612 | 764 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 205 | 18 | 253 | 253 | 269 | 374 | 493 | 238 | 155 | 47 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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