Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.61m | 11:48AM1.71m | 00:12AM1.66m | 12:30PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.38m | 5:49AM0.34m | 6:23PM0.33m | 6:34AM0.31m | 7:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 771 | 35 | 1614 | 1553 | 1484 | 1212 | 372 | 282 | 1010 | 1010 | 846 | 711 | 590 | 598 | 836 | 836 | 825 | 802 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 440 | 452 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 14 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | 36 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 38 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 243 | 233 | 2254 | 95 | 45 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 843 | 519 | 299 | 156 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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