Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
NE
6
0.5
E
10
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
2.5
NE
9
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
49
49
68
51
65
103
77
94
106
116
1134
703
712
585
530
370
188
111
123
84
164
142
139
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM1.76m
5:02AM1.68m
5:22PM1.75m
5:44AM1.69m
6:04PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.26m
11:27PM0.34m
11:47AM0.29m
00:09AM0.37m
12:31PM0.31m
00:55AM0.39m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
2
7
3
5
2
2
3
4
6
4
7
Temp °C
9
10
14
12
14
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
Feels °C
5
5
8
7
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
10
6
3
1
1
1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
51
49
25
36
34
33
53
53
78
75
73
525
703
712
585
530
370
188
111
123
84
86
92
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
9
0.2
E
10
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
12
49
50
51
51
54
31
20
20
19
27
56
78
91
79
118
37
32
51
8
164
142
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
15
14
14
13
36
34
17
5
3
2
2
16
20
46
44
39
9
42
136
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
2.5
NE
9
0.4
SSW
3
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.8
S
6
2.3
S
6
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
27
68
65
103
77
94
106
116
1134
3
655
48
21
39
74
207
451
752
1107
1367
1516
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
5
4
7
5
5
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
18
0
3
0
7
8
7
295
262
253
262
374
374
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
5
5
7
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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