Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 85 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 75 | 104 | 117 | 93 | 77 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM2.07m | 3:36PM2.09m | 3:57AM2.06m | 4:23PM2.03m | 4:47AM2.00m | 5:10PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM-0.02m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:52AM0.02m | 11:13PM0.13m | 11:40AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | E 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
98 | 85 | 72 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 368 | 443 | 117 | 406 | 77 | 755 | 737 | 719 | 582 | 567 | 648 | 1037 | 1273 | 1106 | 1078 | 928 | 869 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 18 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
85 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 54 | 300 | 75 | 104 | 417 | 93 | 18 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 60 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 |
109 | 109 | 76 | 182 | 101 | 57 | 58 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1219 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 98 | 50 | 50 | 1811 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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