Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
14
0.4
ESE
17
0.6
ESE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
14
14
21
40
18
19
21
31
32
31
21
28
34
41
42
43
35
54
119
188
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:51AM1.74m
10:17PM1.68m
10:43AM1.72m
11:10PM1.66m
11:33AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.43m
4:49AM0.37m
5:21PM0.42m
5:38AM0.36m
6:12PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
6
5
4
5
4
6
5
5
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
9
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
0
0
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