Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
99
101
180
880
676
351
188
197
223
232
180
114
88
75
54
39
74
116
114
111
93
87
115
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
N
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29PM1.53m
8:01AM1.47m
8:16PM1.54m
8:51AM1.53m
9:07PM1.58m
9:39AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.34m
2:13AM0.40m
2:30PM0.36m
3:04AM0.40m
3:20PM0.36m
3:56AM0.38m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:41
7:43
7:45
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
10
11
10
11
10
8
6
6
9
11
8
3
2
1
3
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
Energy kJ
92
99
101
180
880
676
351
188
197
223
232
180
2763
2197
1748
54
36
35
116
2887
2453
2103
1766
1430
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
Energy kJ
89
87
56
58
58
169
181
80
107
177
114
88
75
19
39
74
114
111
93
87
115
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
8
26
52
53
50
177
163
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SW
6
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
0.8
W
4
1.3
WSW
5
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
S
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
1
15
733
87
186
1089
1705
2855
5450
20
68
2723
2803
2906
3082
5080
4190
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
295
295
12
12
12
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
4
7
1
1
1
9
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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