Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)61267788777779991010101088888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)315037295176603724201312477068121146114107786813744710823
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossonoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
1.93
2:57PM
1.98
3:24AM
1.89
3:52PM
1.97
4:17AM
1.83
4:50PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.13
9:56PM
0.10
10:17AM
0.11
10:51PM
0.11
11:12AM
0.12
11:48PM
0.15
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------421-----1
Temp. °C12131316161311101011111111111111109999989
Feels °C (?)9101012138867666556521223212
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