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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 2.2°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 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
183 | 190 | 190 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 117 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.86m | 7:25AM1.70m | 7:57PM1.83m | 8:31AM1.73m | 9:01PM1.84m | 9:33AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.14m | 1:51AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.14m | 2:55AM0.23m | 3:19PM0.14m | 3:58AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 |
183 | 190 | 190 | 107 | 131 | 116 | 107 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 117 | 59 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 268 | 263 | 335 | 309 | 657 | 489 | 449 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 |
125 | 125 | 116 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 87 | 66 | 55 | 48 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 181 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 134 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 18 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
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