Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)887781212121111111312121111111010101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191143104713549484610064621713423734163421581418682745196199
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
15
ESE
15
N
15
NNE
5
SSE
5
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
NNE
30
NE
45
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
1.92
4:44PM
1.88
5:09AM
1.92
5:30PM
1.87
5:54AM
1.89
6:22PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.20
11:17AM
0.26
11:41PM
0.20
12:05PM
0.27
12:29AM
0.22
12:54PM
0.28
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:56-------6:58--------7:00---
Sunset-------8:43-------8:42-------8:39
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------12-2------------
Temp. °C141414141516151415141313141514121110101012131313
Feels °C (?)13131414141412121314128776322458874
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