
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 105 | 51 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.50m | 8:12AM1.58m | 8:43PM1.47m | 9:02AM1.57m | 9:35PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.36m | 2:13AM0.35m | 2:44PM0.40m | 3:02AM0.37m | 3:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
101 | 105 | 940 | 698 | 524 | 489 | 410 | 737 | 737 | 411 | 485 | 749 | 757 | 875 | 861 | 848 | 875 | 905 | 1052 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | NE 3 |
140 | 189 | 51 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 65 | 16 | 10 | 123 | 146 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1322 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
639 | 602 | 1463 | — | — | — | 1260 | 1268 | 1415 | 1771 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 99 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
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