Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.94m | 4:42PM1.83m | 5:09AM1.85m | 5:31PM1.71m | 6:00AM1.75m | 6:24PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.17m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:56AM0.24m | 00:11AM0.29m | 12:40PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 432 | 392 | 273 | 267 | 207 | 169 | 132 | 99 | 73 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 6 | 58 | 90 | 138 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 343 | 268 | 272 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 150 | 148 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 13 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 181 | 31 | 45 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 34 | 3 |
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