Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
131
92
99
101
249
916
650
358
193
193
291
232
146
118
86
85
55
54
73
116
114
111
93
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.43m
7:29PM1.53m
8:01AM1.47m
8:16PM1.54m
8:51AM1.53m
9:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.34m
2:13AM0.40m
2:30PM0.36m
3:04AM0.40m
3:20PM0.36m
3:56AM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:41
7:41
7:43
7:45
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
12
13
13
12
12
10
14
14
14
10
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
12
12
13
11
12
10
7
7
4
11
11
8
5
3
3
3
3
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
Energy kJ
151
131
92
99
101
249
916
650
358
193
193
291
232
146
2391
1797
2160
55
54
35
116
114
2456
2275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
Energy kJ
60
90
89
87
57
58
50
181
177
110
245
118
86
85
19
39
73
111
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.1
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
1
8
26
52
53
3
163
148
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
3
249
688
82
78
1416
1730
2650
15
17
9
2402
2907
3049
3018
2860
4354
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
7
12
0
12
12
0
12
12
12
12
12
295
295
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
1
4
5
5
1
1
1
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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