Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 59 | 75 | 55 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.85m | 9:54PM1.83m | 10:23AM1.83m | 10:46PM1.79m | 11:13AM1.80m | 11:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.25m | 4:08PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.28m | 5:02PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:54PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 784 | 663 | 529 | 529 | 495 | 511 | 426 | 352 | 281 | 285 | 181 | 187 | 179 | 176 | 128 | 92 | 126 | 59 | 75 | 55 | 39 | 42 | 568 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | S 13 | — | SSW 16 | — | ENE 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 29 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 26 | — | 115 | — | 26 | — | 48 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 102 | 947 | 416 | 653 | 669 | 685 | 1152 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 12 | 155 | 262 | 205 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
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