Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 74 | 132 | 94 | 91 | 183 | 202 | 147 | 65 | 36 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.57m | 10:11AM1.64m | 10:41PM1.58m | 11:02AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.44m | 4:10AM0.40m | 4:46PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.38m | 5:38PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 171 | 161 | 127 | 130 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 183 | 202 | 147 | 65 | 33 | 1247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 72 | 82 | 126 | 36 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 19 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | W 2 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 74 | 132 | 94 | 91 | — | 1 | 261 | 404 | 1960 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 456 | 843 | 456 | 295 |
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