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Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 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 2.4°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 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)101010106677767999991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75545455648710283945585186199199198207216225190194198158158122
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
1.94
5:15AM
1.76
5:50PM
1.90
6:19AM
1.71
6:52PM
1.86
7:25AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.15
12:10PM
0.13
12:48AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.14
1:51AM
0.23
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C988888899999888999877779
Feels °C (?)322233345445344557644447
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