Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1831901901581581541511541201151179092926564614241252414146
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
1.86
7:25AM
1.70
7:57PM
1.83
8:31AM
1.73
9:01PM
1.84
9:33AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.14
1:51AM
0.23
2:16PM
0.14
2:55AM
0.23
3:19PM
0.14
3:58AM
0.21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1099887899999101212151414151413131419
Feels °C (?)5565545768666810131212131211101015
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