
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 5PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.58m | 8:43PM1.47m | 9:02AM1.57m | 9:35PM1.48m | 9:51AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.40m | 3:02AM0.37m | 3:36PM0.41m | 3:51AM0.38m | 4:29PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
354 | 737 | 737 | 149 | 411 | 749 | 757 | 792 | 888 | 875 | 928 | 946 | 1083 | 960 | 932 | 932 | 943 | 831 | 704 | 2528 | 694 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 7 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 |
63 | 16 | 10 | 411 | 126 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1258 | 892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 14 | — |
1260 | 813 | 1415 | 1633 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1427 | 715 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 99 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 3 | 58 |
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