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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
158 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 117 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.70m | 7:57PM1.83m | 8:31AM1.73m | 9:01PM1.84m | 9:33AM1.78m | 10:01PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.14m | 2:55AM0.23m | 3:19PM0.14m | 3:58AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:42 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
131 | 116 | 107 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 117 | 92 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 55 | 268 | 268 | 340 | 345 | 674 | 590 | 456 | 125 | 101 | 280 | 239 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
158 | 154 | 151 | 87 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 130 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 136 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | — |
24 | 24 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
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