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Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
15.1° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (25 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)10109999121211121212121111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163157113110838369671281321421321409391938891918585858390
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
1.80
8:38PM
1.79
9:01AM
1.76
9:39PM
1.81
10:04AM
1.74
10:40PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
0.34
3:25AM
0.36
3:57PM
0.32
4:25AM
0.37
4:56PM
0.29
5:32AM
0.35
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---9:16-------9:15-------9:15----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-232--------------------
Temp. °C131414141413131314141413131212111313131312111011
Feels °C (?)79910987899977676877891089
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