Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.7° C
2.0° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
403
303
250
224
164
112
86
67
35
13
22
22
23
35
7
7
3
3
3
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:50PM1.85m
5:11AM1.81m
5:33PM1.82m
6:00AM1.80m
6:23PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.26m
11:38PM0.34m
12:03PM0.28m
00:25AM0.36m
12:49PM0.32m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
4
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
14
12
10
9
8
12
12
7
8
7
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
Feels °C
6
7
10
7
5
4
2
4
4
-1
0
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
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