Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 14 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 18 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.87m | 5:17AM2.00m | 5:42PM1.81m | 6:15AM1.97m | 6:42PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.15m | 12:14PM0.17m | 00:34AM0.17m | 1:12PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 394 | 423 | 416 | 494 | 480 | 561 | 868 | 899 | 14 | 1360 | 1158 | 1191 | 1241 | 1447 | 1415 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SE 13 | NE 6 | E 14 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 18 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | SW 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1640 | 20 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 1207 | 2344 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 2228 | 2885 | 1909 | 2419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 34 | 20 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 269 | 268 | 268 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 383 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
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