Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.5° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
40
25
24
24
44
86
122
177
64
51
102
119
93
83
49
68
61
47
46
42
34
30
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.96m
00:47AM1.87m
1:15PM2.02m
1:44AM1.93m
2:12PM2.07m
2:38AM1.99m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.15m
7:34AM0.11m
8:10PM0.08m
8:33AM0.04m
9:05PM0.05m
9:30AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
8
9
10
9
8
9
11
10
11
14
10
10
10
8
9
8
9
Feels °C
3
2
1
0
-1
0
-1
2
5
6
6
4
5
5
6
6
10
6
8
8
5
6
6
6
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