Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.7° C
2.1° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
64
43
43
42
43
46
47
45
52
55
33
32
32
19
18
18
17
30
17
16
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:38AM1.92m
6:00PM1.83m
6:31AM1.83m
6:54PM1.72m
7:26AM1.75m
7:52PM1.64m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.20m
00:47AM0.26m
1:14PM0.29m
1:35AM0.33m
2:02PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
1
2
2
3
5
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
6
6
6
5
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