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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 3 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.92m | 12:53PM1.88m | 1:17AM1.88m | 1:37PM1.86m | 2:01AM1.82m | 2:21PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:43PM0.19m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:27PM0.20m | 8:43AM0.19m | 9:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:32 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
23 | 92 | 126 | 125 | 117 | 89 | 171 | 9 | 1229 | 1225 | 1297 | 1115 | 984 | 865 | 743 | 631 | 631 | 202 | 148 | 106 | 284 | 289 | 372 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
67 | 62 | 57 | 98 | 96 | 2 | 5 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 184 | 179 | 173 | 60 | 40 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | SE 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 9 | — |
15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 341 | 119 | 1211 | 2278 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 99 | 289 | 52 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
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