
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.67m | 11:34PM1.67m | 11:50AM1.73m | 00:13AM1.75m | 12:31PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.33m | 5:59AM0.33m | 6:28PM0.28m | 6:45AM0.29m | 7:09PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
107 | 804 | 648 | 662 | 1632 | 9 | 1641 | 640 | 1528 | 582 | 375 | 375 | 351 | 258 | 251 | 173 | 142 | 142 | 120 | 492 | 577 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
376 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 191 | 21 | 22 | 494 | 396 | 381 | 302 | 298 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 272 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 16 | — |
12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 10 | 113 | 67 | 1955 | 608 | 11 | 2808 | 311 | 2662 | 717 | 633 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 11 | 58 | 268 | 427 | 52 | 41 | 46 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
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