
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | 163 | 279 | 362 | 331 | 327 | 307 | 264 | 217 | 237 | 207 | 169 | 125 | 105 | 78 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.69m | 6:57PM1.55m | 7:22AM1.62m | 7:49PM1.50m | 8:12AM1.58m | 8:43PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.32m | 1:26AM0.32m | 1:56PM0.36m | 2:13AM0.35m | 2:44PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 7 |
18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 331 | 327 | 307 | 264 | 217 | 237 | 207 | 169 | 125 | 105 | 290 | 722 | 553 | 442 | 367 | 361 | 594 | 726 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 |
32 | 27 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 27 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 33 | 140 | 180 | 252 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 94 | 17 | 9 | 389 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 16 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | E 10 | ESE 7 |
5 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
119 | 163 | 279 | 362 | 105 | 165 | 200 | 153 | 318 | 340 | 332 | 386 | 494 | 473 | 1388 | — | — | — | — | 885 | 1102 | 1556 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 456 | 262 | 7 | 7 | 241 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 99 | 3 | 3 |
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