Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
4
NE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
19
12
23
23
20
34
55
131
96
110
168
100
76
91
93
359
2973
1185
637
365
307
353
302
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM1.55m
6:25AM1.43m
6:45PM1.53m
7:12AM1.43m
7:29PM1.53m
8:01AM1.47m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.37m
12:54PM0.32m
1:24AM0.39m
1:41PM0.34m
2:13AM0.40m
2:30PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:39
7:41
7:41
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5:25
5:24
5:22
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
13
14
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
11
12
14
12
12
11
9
10
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
10
12
7
1
1
2
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
Energy kJ
144
101
101
97
94
93
61
62
131
96
110
168
100
76
89
93
359
1384
1185
637
365
307
397
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
5
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
11
19
5
6
6
2
2
1
63
58
58
61
92
90
8
87
57
58
50
127
119
353
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
15
7
2
2
1
1
2
7
1
1
26
52
53
110
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.9
ENE
8
4
NE
10
0.6
SSW
13
1.6
SW
5
1.6
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
9
0.6
N
3
Energy kJ
37
5
12
23
23
20
34
55
1
91
2973
116
133
243
512
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
5
4
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
18
11
11
11
0
0
0
11
11
11
18
18
11
2
12
427
12
12
12
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
5
4
2
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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