Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 58 | 31 | 68 | 96 | 92 | 131 | 127 | 125 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.61m | 6:52AM1.66m | 7:21PM1.54m | 7:47AM1.60m | 8:19PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.31m | 00:58AM0.34m | 1:27PM0.37m | 1:48AM0.38m | 2:18PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 195 | 246 | 181 | 181 | 203 | 155 | 106 | 270 | 330 | 322 | 314 | 391 | 670 | 653 | 644 | 627 | 713 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 92 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 39 | 41 | 58 | 55 | 86 | 96 | 92 | 131 | 127 | 125 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 96 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 4 | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 232 | 31 | 442 | 46 | 27 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 99 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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