
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | SE 15 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 33 | 51 | 90 | 122 | 239 | 83 | 66 | 55 | 39 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.98m | 3:08PM1.93m | 3:31AM2.01m | 3:56PM1.91m | 4:23AM2.02m | 4:47PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.16m | 9:55PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.14m | 10:45PM0.15m | 11:19AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
181 | 126 | 125 | 87 | 85 | 113 | 83 | 66 | 55 | 39 | 15 | 26 | 325 | 258 | 214 | 239 | 225 | 206 | 247 | 276 | 289 | 324 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 14 | S 18 | — | SE 12 | S 17 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 10 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 9 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | SW 6 |
2 | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
11 | 33 | 51 | 90 | 122 | 239 | 113 | 206 | 232 | 327 | 371 | 374 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 16 | 109 | 106 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 155 | 295 | 155 | 99 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 43 |
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