Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
SE
6
0.4
S
18
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
9
4
8
20
15
15
0
40
42
40
31
68
96
92
131
127
164
71
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:24PM1.61m
6:52AM1.66m
7:21PM1.54m
7:47AM1.60m
8:19PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.31m
00:58AM0.34m
1:27PM0.37m
1:48AM0.38m
2:18PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
7
10
10
8
7
6
7
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
4
7
6
3
3
1
2
5
4
5
4
5
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