Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.6° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
120
97
79
168
146
236
424
595
759
836
699
1145
1219
540
495
432
363
318
227
181
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:02PM2.01m
1:28AM1.98m
1:57PM2.06m
2:19AM2.05m
2:47PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.10m
7:55PM0.08m
8:20AM0.02m
8:47PM0.05m
9:13AM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
6
7
8
8
7
9
9
7
7
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