Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 55 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.71m | 9:51AM1.74m | 10:17PM1.68m | 10:43AM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.36m | 4:26PM0.43m | 4:49AM0.37m | 5:21PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 171 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 134 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 113 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 14 | ESE 11 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 3 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 32 | — | 34 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 36 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
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