
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 27 | 41 | 47 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.83m | 10:23AM1.83m | 10:46PM1.79m | 11:13AM1.80m | 11:37PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.28m | 5:02PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:54PM0.38m | 6:14AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
495 | 430 | 426 | 347 | 281 | 285 | 232 | 187 | 232 | 176 | 90 | 173 | 490 | 468 | 73 | 55 | 27 | 41 | 696 | 1228 | 971 | 835 | 276 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 225 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 173 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | 3 | 67 | 57 | 85 | 66 | 26 | 226 | 887 | 604 | 865 | 1570 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 262 | 262 | 205 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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