Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 45 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.79m | 9:17PM1.66m | 9:49AM1.81m | 10:24PM1.73m | 10:53AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.32m | 3:39PM0.35m | 4:05AM0.29m | 4:49PM0.30m | 5:12AM0.24m | 5:52PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 780 | 588 | 508 | 589 | 762 | 935 | 1264 | 1648 | 1467 | 1237 | 643 | 513 | 406 | 314 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 118 | 116 | 104 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 119 | 111 | 88 | 93 | 310 | 221 | 206 | 150 | 148 | 63 | 61 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 54 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5377 | 4281 | 3928 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 45 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 58 | 43 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 99 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 124 | 35 | 18 |
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