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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s 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 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | E 13 | NNE 5 | E 9 | |
5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.88m | 1:37PM1.86m | 2:01AM1.82m | 2:21PM1.81m | 2:45AM1.74m | 3:06PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.19m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:27PM0.20m | 8:43AM0.19m | 9:09PM0.22m | 9:24AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
219 | 9 | 11 | 1382 | 1285 | 1115 | 865 | 732 | 631 | 622 | 530 | 522 | 139 | 420 | 284 | 293 | 302 | 489 | 428 | 422 | 338 | 329 | 257 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 232 | 3 | 40 | 57 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 2 |
128 | 1127 | 1247 | 2531 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
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