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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
59 | 96 | 118 | 77 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 95 | 69 | 75 | 111 | 510 | 1152 | 650 | 358 | 237 | 263 | 339 | 232 | 190 | 157 | 109 | 81 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.53m | 7:12AM1.43m | 7:29PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.47m | 8:16PM1.54m | 8:51AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.32m | 1:24AM0.39m | 1:41PM0.34m | 2:13AM0.40m | 2:30PM0.36m | 3:04AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
24 | 96 | 118 | 77 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 95 | 69 | 75 | 111 | 510 | 1152 | 650 | 358 | 237 | 263 | 339 | 613 | 1342 | 1620 | 2004 | 81 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 14 | ENE 14 |
93 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 186 | 181 | 177 | 163 | 147 | 232 | 190 | 157 | 109 | 31 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | N 3 | — | — | NE 15 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 25 | 53 | 53 | 50 | — | — | — | 344 | 153 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 119 | 124 | 161 | 668 | 2110 | — | — | 5887 | 2688 | 3758 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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