Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 7AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.3
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
142
97
43
39
51
39
71
105
161
191
168
131
97
86
65
92
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:36PM1.80m
12:04PM1.94m
00:34AM1.89m
1:02PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.23m
6:24AM0.18m
7:01PM0.15m
7:24AM0.10m
7:55PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
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