Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 200 | 197 | 127 | 189 | 220 | 235 | 240 | 250 | 255 | 318 | 350 | 350 | 332 | 361 | 340 | 347 | 410 | 402 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 440 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.72m | 7:47PM1.73m | 8:22AM1.74m | 8:46PM1.74m | 9:21AM1.78m | 9:46PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.35m | 2:40AM0.38m | 3:00PM0.36m | 3:36AM0.34m | 4:01PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 235 | 200 | 197 | 127 | 189 | 220 | 235 | 240 | 250 | 255 | 318 | 350 | 350 | 332 | 361 | 340 | 347 | 410 | 402 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 440 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 253 | 239 | 232 | 121 | 65 | 219 | 168 | 168 | 3 | 202 | 330 | 318 | 897 | 517 | 405 | 111 | 93 | 75 | 1021 | 1003 | 835 | 732 | 592 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | — | SW 24 | S 22 | S 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 35 | 225 | 222 | 44 | 42 | 25 | 172 | 243 | 314 | — | 22 | 36 | 36 | 315 | 320 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 135 | 194 | 124 | 87 | 1602 | 181 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 205 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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