Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.91m | 4:00AM1.91m | 4:23PM1.89m | 4:47AM1.89m | 5:09PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.20m | 10:28PM0.27m | 10:54AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.28m | 11:41AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 608 | 1107 | 12 | 6 | 2383 | 2012 | 1797 | 1918 | 2048 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2041 | — | 2548 | 2117 | 2151 | 2052 | 2012 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 246 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 493 | 625 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 5 | S 12 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 50 | 3243 | 3314 | 83 | 43 | 97 | 105 | 83 | 2961 | 3614 | 3181 | 3154 | 2626 | 102 | 2851 | 11 | 71 | 31 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 268 | 456 | 299 | 162 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 295 | 383 | 843 | 162 | 162 | 295 | 155 | 155 | 65 | 58 | 12 | 37 |
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