
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.65m | 11:52PM1.69m | 12:09PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.38m | 5:32AM0.38m | 6:06PM0.35m | 6:22AM0.35m | 6:51PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
595 | 518 | 565 | 216 | 220 | 389 | 404 | 345 | 345 | 345 | 80 | 38 | 219 | 166 | 85 | 84 | 55 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 125 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 34 |
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