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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 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 105 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 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 | 1:57PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
32 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 82 | 79 | 105 | 54 | 157 | 439 | 446 | 451 | 546 | 577 | 577 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | E 15 | S 19 | S 12 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | — | 11 | 36 | 89 | 12 | 70 | 95 | 125 | 71 | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 106 | 11 | 11 | 106 | 106 | 11 | 12 | 542 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
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