Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.3
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
20
23
22
25
164
131
99
107
172
128
93
67
143
89
942
1019
573
365
301
339
302
277
178
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
5
SW
0
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
N
10
NW
20
W
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM1.43m
6:45PM1.53m
7:12AM1.43m
7:29PM1.53m
8:01AM1.47m
8:16PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.37m
12:54PM0.32m
1:24AM0.39m
1:41PM0.34m
2:13AM0.40m
2:30PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
14
13
13
14
11
9
10
10
13
14
12
12
13
10
13
12
10
10
12
12
8
5
3
6
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
13
Energy kJ
101
97
94
21
61
57
131
99
107
172
128
93
67
78
89
942
1019
573
365
301
258
302
501
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
S
14
0.1
E
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
S
9
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
6
6
93
2
62
63
58
58
61
60
90
89
87
35
58
57
181
177
339
207
277
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
NE
16
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
1
9
1
1
8
26
56
53
89
36
112
112
188
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
0.5
SW
3
1.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
0.6
N
3
1.1
N
5
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
12
20
23
22
25
164
143
4
130
204
247
7
64
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
11
18
18
11
11
11
0
0
0
11
0
11
18
18
11
0
0
12
12
12
12
37
3
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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