Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 41 | 57 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.87m | 11:23AM1.95m | 11:50PM1.93m | 12:15PM1.97m | 00:41AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.22m | 5:41AM0.18m | 6:16PM0.18m | 6:37AM0.19m | 7:07PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | 8:32 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 181 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 215 | 162 | 40 | 114 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | S 10 | — | NE 11 | — | S 13 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 157 | 35 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 12 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 15 | — | E 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 7 | 31 | 41 | 57 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 47 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 18 | 18 | 124 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 124 | 18 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 124 | 34 | 0 |
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