Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 79 | 175 | 175 | 275 | 434 | 578 | 645 | 679 | 592 | 941 | 868 | 989 | 484 | 421 | 363 | 249 | 208 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:02PM2.01m | 1:28AM1.98m | 1:57PM2.06m | 2:19AM2.05m | 2:47PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.08m | 8:20AM0.02m | 8:47PM0.05m | 9:13AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 79 | 46 | 75 | 63 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 534 | 506 | 528 | 484 | 421 | 363 | 249 | 208 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 19 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 94 | 142 | 68 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 125 | 127 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 63 | 175 | 175 | 275 | 434 | 578 | 645 | 679 | 592 | 941 | 868 | 989 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 238 | 155 | 155 | 238 | 238 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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