
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 12 | ENE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 62 | 55 | 102 | 128 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 197 | 265 | 256 | 465 | 465 | 416 | 349 | 303 | 245 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.86m | 3:48AM1.81m | 4:10PM1.86m | 4:27AM1.82m | 4:50PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.29m | 10:36AM0.24m | 10:55PM0.32m | 11:19AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -8 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 12 |
40 | 62 | 55 | 59 | 128 | 3069 | 2324 | 1738 | 1386 | 833 | 612 | 435 | 465 | 465 | 416 | 349 | 303 | 245 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | ENE 11 | — | NE 9 | E 18 | S 20 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 |
64 | 18 | 7 | 102 | 37 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 197 | 265 | 256 | 271 | 216 | 207 | 141 | 171 | 94 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 18 | E 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
24 | 58 | 18 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 121 | 181 | 347 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 10 | WNW 3 | SSW 10 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
309 | 2085 | 4826 | 4742 | 3840 | 4966 | — | — | 833 | 2 | 576 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 456 | 253 | 253 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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