
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 7 | SSW 16 | NNE 3 | NE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | NNE 9 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:53PM1.78m | 1:15AM1.87m | 1:37PM1.85m | 1:58AM1.93m | 2:22PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.31m | 7:36PM0.27m | 7:59AM0.25m | 8:21PM0.22m | 8:47AM0.20m | 9:07PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
47 | 34 | 34 | 186 | 183 | 418 | 412 | 424 | 412 | 316 | 246 | 249 | 195 | 250 | 246 | 391 | 406 | 401 | 391 | 306 | 287 | 212 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 8 | NE 4 |
45 | 80 | 103 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 12 | S 18 | — | ENE 12 | NE 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 8 |
16 | 30 | 65 | 6 | 97 | — | 14 | 5 | 30 | 66 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
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