Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.9° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
5
7
9
7
4
9
32
44
65
82
80
75
70
68
48
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
W
30
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:19AM1.93m
12:47PM2.00m
1:10AM2.01m
1:37PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.14m
7:11AM0.08m
7:39PM0.09m
8:03AM0.03m
8:27PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
5
6
5
4
3
4
5
5
4
6
6
0
1
-2
1
0
0
2
0
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