
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM2.05m | 1:58AM2.05m | 2:25PM2.06m | 2:45AM2.05m | 3:10PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:27PM0.06m | 8:52AM0.02m | 9:13PM0.07m | 9:40AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 16 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
268 | 573 | 931 | 1252 | 1872 | 1615 | 1391 | 1183 | 1174 | 1298 | 527 | 13 | 5 | 3598 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 4869 | 3955 | 3664 | 2964 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
72 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 4 | NE 4 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
268 | 128 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
25 | 33 | 90 | 70 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1510 | 3415 | 3504 | 34 | 5192 | 5824 | 5577 | 8654 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 155 | 299 | 43 | 58 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 479 | 43 | 37 | 43 |
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