Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
1.9
NE
1.8
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1113121211111111101010101066776997999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6217134238042328715691858058575024126276573627261516815
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.92
5:30PM
1.87
5:54AM
1.89
6:22PM
1.85
6:45AM
1.83
7:18PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.27
12:29AM
0.22
12:54PM
0.28
1:19AM
0.25
1:45PM
0.28
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:42-------8:39-------8:37--
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--121---
Temp. °C141314151412111111111212131415131213131314141412
Feels °C (?)1387753235687671211978889108
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