Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.3° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
30
28
18
17
33
18
26
18
18
38
43
48
52
51
51
44
31
30
29
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
00:41AM1.96m
1:05PM1.97m
1:29AM1.97m
1:53PM1.94m
2:16AM1.95m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.15m
7:30AM0.20m
7:55PM0.14m
8:20AM0.20m
8:40PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
22
21
19
16
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
19
14
13
12
9
9
10
9
7
8
9
10
8
7
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