
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 25 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.58m | 9:15PM1.50m | 9:35AM1.59m | 10:06PM1.53m | 10:24AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:31AM0.40m | 4:09PM0.41m | 4:22AM0.39m | 5:00PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 11 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 |
691 | 682 | 701 | 770 | 48 | 944 | 25 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 4008 | 2722 | 2186 | 1705 | 1163 | 657 | 464 | 279 | 188 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 |
81 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 159 | 146 | 198 | 150 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 10 |
16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | — | SSW 15 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SW 16 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 15 |
— | — | 34 | — | 988 | 138 | 2441 | 4445 | 6393 | 6719 | 5893 | 11044 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 639 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 295 | 155 | 320 | 295 | 616 | 1011 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 52 |
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