Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.3° 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 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
N
3
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
2
3
5
2
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
30
W
35
W
20
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM1.78m
10:01PM1.87m
10:29AM1.83m
10:56PM1.91m
11:20AM1.87m
11:45PM1.93m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.21m
4:18PM0.13m
4:56AM0.17m
5:14PM0.14m
5:47AM0.14m
6:06PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:44
5:42
5:40
5:38
1
3
5
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
15
17
18
18
17
9
10
11
15
17
16
15
14
14
10
9
10
10
7
7
9
9
9
10
12
14
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
S
14
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
688
590
462
366
377
361
243
247
299
371
499
855
1409
1492
1241
1159
974
749
647
403
302
180
169
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
14
14
14
6
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
32
14
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1450
2426
5
1
1
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
11
11
3
14
11
3
3
37
43
3
3
52
3
3
9
11
11
11
11
11
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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