Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.9° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
4
10
15
8
3
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
3
4
6
15
15
9
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:19AM1.94m
4:42PM1.83m
5:09AM1.85m
5:31PM1.71m
6:00AM1.75m
6:24PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.17m
11:26PM0.22m
11:56AM0.24m
00:11AM0.29m
12:40PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:25
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
17
18
16
13
12
12
11
9
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
8
8
12
13
11
10
9
12
13
12
9
9
9
8
3
1
1
2
4
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