
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.75m | 12:31PM1.79m | 00:51AM1.84m | 1:10PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.28m | 6:45AM0.29m | 7:09PM0.25m | 7:30AM0.25m | 7:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
357 | 311 | 304 | 258 | 219 | 181 | 140 | 138 | 129 | 590 | 577 | 553 | 436 | 350 | 350 | 280 | 273 | 268 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
494 | 488 | 381 | 302 | 298 | 291 | 283 | 279 | 272 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 16 | — | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
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