Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 337 | 343 | 343 | 381 | 354 | 296 | 296 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 308 | 313 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 294 | 288 | 300 | 242 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.74m | 9:21AM1.78m | 9:46PM1.75m | 10:19AM1.84m | 10:47PM1.78m | 11:17AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.36m | 3:36AM0.34m | 4:01PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.29m | 5:07PM0.31m | 5:33AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 312 | 337 | 343 | 343 | 381 | 354 | 659 | 296 | 1015 | 992 | 975 | 308 | 313 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 294 | 288 | 300 | 242 | 765 | 605 | 590 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 24 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 254 | 318 | 11 | 422 | 399 | 388 | 296 | 553 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 737 | 597 | 590 | 90 | 465 | 339 | 334 | 253 | 718 | 192 | 188 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | SW 24 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 22 | 36 | 36 | 73 | 184 | 249 | 344 | — | 717 | 475 | — | — | 239 | 36 | 69 | 118 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 111 | 1545 | 117 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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