
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 242 | 237 | 192 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 118 | 118 | 87 | 83 | 87 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.78m | 11:17AM1.90m | 11:47PM1.81m | 12:16PM1.96m | 00:47AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.31m | 5:33AM0.23m | 6:12PM0.23m | 6:34AM0.17m | 7:13PM0.15m | 7:34AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
242 | 242 | 237 | 716 | 755 | 728 | 590 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 482 | 458 | 347 | 343 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 229 | 170 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
343 | 338 | 324 | 192 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 118 | 118 | 87 | 83 | 87 | 64 | 62 | 155 | 153 | 100 | 96 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
70 | 118 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 41 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 45 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
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