Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 123 | 87 | 117 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 163 | 113 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.95m | 2:33PM1.93m | 2:52AM1.97m | 3:16PM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.22m | 9:00AM0.18m | 9:18PM0.21m | 9:46AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 123 | 87 | 117 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 163 | 320 | 369 | 746 | 1240 | 1230 | 1256 | 65 | 63 | 1671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 72 | 163 | 130 | 126 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 67 | — | — | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 50 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 113 | 104 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 123 | 233 | 144 | 263 | 517 | 419 | 55 | 13 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 1792 | 1819 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 155 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 43 |
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