Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 203 | 206 | 269 | 341 | 362 | 457 | 619 | 590 | 688 | 671 | 637 | 670 | 653 | 619 | 602 | 459 | 446 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.10m | 4:22AM2.03m | 4:51PM2.07m | 5:15AM2.00m | 5:42PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.08m | 11:18AM-0.01m | 11:43PM0.12m | 12:09PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 146 | 939 | 1108 | 1293 | 1162 | 1132 | 1102 | 944 | 931 | 801 | 957 | 2019 | 3467 | 3992 | 3752 | 2802 | 2654 | 2272 | 1840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 203 | 206 | 269 | 341 | 362 | 457 | 619 | 590 | 688 | 671 | 637 | 670 | 653 | 619 | 602 | 459 | 446 | 427 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | SSW 20 | S 24 | SSE 25 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1212 | 934 | 827 | 453 | 178 | 284 | 354 | 326 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 892 | 2187 | 4899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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