Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
38
40
40
40
40
40
40
38
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
34
17
16
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:48AM1.71m
00:12AM1.66m
12:30PM1.76m
00:51AM1.72m
1:09PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.33m
6:34AM0.31m
7:05PM0.28m
7:18AM0.27m
7:44PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
15
14
12
12
13
14
14
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
4
7
11
10
7
8
10
10
10
7
4
3
5
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
3
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