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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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 60 | 82 | 73 | 98 | 78 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.00m | 5:03AM1.82m | 5:35PM1.97m | 6:04AM1.81m | 6:35PM1.93m | 7:06AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.11m | 11:56AM0.06m | 00:32AM0.14m | 12:58PM0.07m | 1:33AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
36 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 82 | 73 | 98 | 78 | 36 | 343 | 359 | 362 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | E 11 | S 14 | — | — | NE 4 | E 15 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | SSE 11 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
— | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 22 | — | 22 | 24 | 60 | 7 | 26 | 75 | 244 | 296 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 106 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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