
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 65 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.93m | 12:47PM2.00m | 1:10AM2.01m | 1:37PM2.05m | 1:58AM2.05m | 2:25PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.08m | 7:39PM0.09m | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:27PM0.06m | 8:52AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 |
19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 82 | 239 | 311 | 268 | 573 | 931 | 1080 | 1252 | 1224 | 1579 | 1201 | 1174 | 1366 | 1289 | 13 | 3354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 18 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 23 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 8 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 43 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 62 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 18 | S 13 | E 17 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 14 |
14 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 10 | 55 | 128 | 6 | 82 | 129 | 268 | 128 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
9 | 6 | — | 8 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 522 | 56 | 47 | 31 | 48 | 96 | 98 | 93 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 11 | 2418 | 6166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 155 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 58 | 158 | 299 |
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