
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 50 | 66 | 80 | 96 | 143 | 132 | 75 | 120 | 525 | 605 | 586 | 511 | 408 | 346 | 274 | 149 | 106 | 110 | 113 | 235 | 175 | 129 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | 6:32AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.34m | 11:47AM0.29m | 00:09AM0.37m | 12:31PM0.31m | 00:55AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
25 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 525 | 605 | 586 | 511 | 408 | 346 | 274 | 149 | 106 | 110 | 113 | 131 | 120 | 69 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 78 | 20 | 19 | 60 | 56 | 61 | 51 | 99 | 81 | 92 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 235 | 175 | 129 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | NE 12 | SW 16 | — | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | — | — | 37 | 119 | — | 35 | 87 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
64 | — | 66 | 80 | 96 | 143 | 132 | 73 | 120 | — | 3 | 34 | 80 | 114 | 69 | 104 | 160 | 256 | 410 | 517 | 691 | 800 | 843 | 866 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 262 | 162 | 253 | 253 | 262 | 253 | 241 | 205 | 205 | 205 |
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