Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
79
175
175
275
434
578
645
679
592
941
868
989
484
421
363
249
208
185
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:02PM2.01m
1:28AM1.98m
1:57PM2.06m
2:19AM2.05m
2:47PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.08m
8:20AM0.02m
8:47PM0.05m
9:13AM-0.02m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
0
1
0
1
-1
0
0
0
2
4
5
6
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
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