Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.9° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
6
2
3
7
1
2
3
4
11
8
38
15
6
20
21
26
59
75
55
39
42
48
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
N
20
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.85m
9:54PM1.83m
10:23AM1.83m
10:46PM1.79m
11:13AM1.80m
11:37PM1.75m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.25m
4:08PM0.34m
4:38AM0.28m
5:02PM0.37m
5:27AM0.29m
5:54PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
5
5
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
2
5
5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
Energy kJ
784
663
529
529
495
511
426
352
281
285
181
187
179
176
128
92
126
59
75
55
39
42
568
516
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
S
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
8
6
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
29
16
15
6
20
21
26
115
26
48
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
S
14
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
1
7
1
1
1
1
16
7
5
7
3
129
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.4
S
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
9
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
11
8
38
24
11
25
21
102
947
416
653
669
685
1152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
4
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
11
3
11
11
11
14
11
3
52
46
43
37
12
155
262
205
16
3
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
2
3
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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