
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 127 | 189 | 220 | 235 | 282 | 307 | 300 | 312 | 337 | 350 | 338 | 326 | 314 | 308 | 302 | 302 | 296 | 294 | 294 | 300 | 288 | 288 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.73m | 8:22AM1.74m | 8:46PM1.74m | 9:21AM1.78m | 9:46PM1.75m | 10:19AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.35m | 2:40AM0.38m | 3:00PM0.36m | 3:36AM0.34m | 4:01PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
197 | 127 | 189 | 220 | 235 | 282 | 307 | 300 | 312 | 337 | 350 | 338 | 326 | 314 | 308 | 653 | 1021 | 992 | 980 | 732 | 300 | 288 | 288 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
232 | 121 | 65 | 44 | 168 | 168 | 123 | 202 | 254 | 604 | 476 | 510 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 302 | 302 | 296 | 294 | 294 | 592 | 314 | 239 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 24 | S 22 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 |
35 | 225 | 222 | 168 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 243 | — | — | 11 | 36 | 399 | 388 | 388 | 249 | 433 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 89 | 229 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 594 | 174 | 114 | 1606 | 190 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 205 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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