Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.72m | 7:26AM1.75m | 7:52PM1.64m | 8:22AM1.68m | 8:51PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.29m | 1:35AM0.33m | 2:02PM0.37m | 2:25AM0.38m | 2:53PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
32 | 18 | 2942 | 2753 | 2445 | 2004 | 1594 | 1208 | 1001 | 17 | 418 | 586 | 546 | 566 | 504 | 480 | 832 | 801 | 569 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 97 | 137 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
— | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 16 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 12 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | N 2 |
1828 | 2927 | — | — | 3912 | — | — | — | 1750 | 917 | 130 | 1267 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
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