Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)61111111110101010101010667777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2141437572676361616363631451782751178866513754474935
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
15
SE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.69
9:23PM
1.79
9:52AM
1.67
10:28PM
1.80
10:59AM
1.69
11:32PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
0.34
3:39PM
0.27
4:16AM
0.35
4:43PM
0.26
5:26AM
0.32
5:49PM
0.22
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----8:35-------8:32-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------23111--
Temp. °C141214151312121211111213141417191613111111111111
Feels °C (?)881010109876566891517148556789
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