Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is

10.5° C

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	59	101	65	63	146	203	206	269	341	362	457	619	590	688	671	679	766	746	619	565	459	446	427	352
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:30AM2.03m				4:00PM2.10m				4:22AM2.03m				4:51PM2.07m				5:15AM2.00m				5:42PM2.01m
Low Tide				10:25AM-0.03m				10:52PM0.08m				11:18AM-0.01m				11:43PM0.12m					12:09PM0.05m


	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	8:10
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	8	9	8	10	11	10	9	8	9	7	8	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	9	12	13	8	7	8
Feels °C	1	1	0	3	4	4	5	4	5	3	3	7	8	7	6	7	5	5	4	6	8	4	4	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	ESE 16	SSW 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 19	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	113	155	203	200	146	939	1108	1293	1162	1132	1102	1087	944	812	823	1967	3766	3542	2966	2491	2381	2167	1812	1586
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 14	S 9	ENE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	59	101	65	54	4	203	206	269	341	362	457	619	590	688	671	679	766	746	619	565	459	446	427	352
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 8	ENE 7	ESE 14	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	E 19	E 19	E 19	—	—	—	—	S 25	S 24	S 24	S 23	S 22	SSE 22	SSE 21
kJ	8	14	10	63	7	2	2	2	2	—	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	603	428	404	523	254	154	150
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	SW 7	SSW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—
kJ	3	20	80	111	892	2290	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Warrington Otago	Warrington Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Otago Peninsula - Long Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Potato Point Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Murdering Bay Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	12	12	12	12	12	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	11	0	0	12	12	12	37	0	3	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush	Shag Beach	Shag Beach	Kakanui River Mouth	Shag Beach	Kakanui River Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu	Dunedin - Bobs Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	8	7	6	6	5	4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	7	6	6	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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