Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.6° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
36
64
88
132
52
50
68
119
83
69
128
91
73
68
48
44
34
30
50
50
50
9
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM1.87m
1:15PM2.02m
1:44AM1.93m
2:12PM2.07m
2:38AM1.99m
3:07PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.11m
8:10PM0.08m
8:33AM0.04m
9:05PM0.05m
9:30AM-0.01m
9:59PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:12
8:11
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5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
13
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
0
0
0
2
5
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
9
8
9
7
5
4
4
6
8
7
6
5
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