Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.1° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
231
235
296
296
192
142
136
98
96
624
502
413
340
255
211
168
193
197
282
417
417
342
320
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
55
S
50
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
S
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04PM1.74m
6:32AM1.70m
6:53PM1.73m
7:25AM1.72m
7:47PM1.73m
8:22AM1.74m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.31m
00:55AM0.39m
1:17PM0.34m
1:45AM0.40m
2:06PM0.35m
2:40AM0.38m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:17
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
10
15
7
8
9
7
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
Temp °C
6
7
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
-5
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
6
5
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
S
16
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
0.7
S
13
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
205
231
235
196
157
92
68
66
33
35
391
502
413
340
255
211
168
112
197
282
417
168
342
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
1
NE
9
0.7
SSW
19
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
17
Energy kJ
56
159
309
296
296
192
142
136
98
96
18
294
275
264
253
239
113
193
83
51
168
56
123
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
10
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
69
70
7
81
94
35
35
106
60
80
232
225
222
168
29
106
148
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.5
E
10
1.1
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
562
830
1595
2091
1951
1814
1441
1326
1151
848
624
417
51
171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
253
162
155
156
241
205
205
7
7
8
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
11
11
3
3
8
205
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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