Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 88 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.81m | 6:25AM1.91m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:24AM1.87m | 7:53PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.22m | 00:44AM0.22m | 1:20PM0.26m | 1:41AM0.25m | 2:20PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1603 | 1444 | 1324 | 1078 | 932 | 808 | 683 | 590 | 515 | 368 | 246 | 257 | 261 | 206 | 198 | 189 | 189 | 148 | 150 | 203 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 38 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 2 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 73 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
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