Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
157
151
131
92
99
106
237
1019
637
358
193
185
291
274
194
146
111
85
54
52
73
99
98
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
20
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:12AM1.43m
7:29PM1.53m
8:01AM1.47m
8:16PM1.54m
8:51AM1.53m
9:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.39m
1:41PM0.34m
2:13AM0.40m
2:30PM0.36m
3:04AM0.40m
3:20PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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7:41
7:41
7:43
7:45
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:21
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
15
14
13
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
11
8
6
5
8
12
11
9
3
1
2
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
Energy kJ
157
157
151
131
92
99
106
237
1019
637
358
193
185
291
946
1756
1855
1653
85
54
52
35
99
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSW
9
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.3
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
Energy kJ
58
61
60
90
89
87
56
58
57
186
181
177
163
143
274
194
146
111
33
19
39
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
1
7
1
8
26
52
53
89
3
6
157
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
2.3
SW
12
4
SW
14
1.2
SW
5
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
Energy kJ
6
34
97
115
125
1496
6307
67
3091
2644
2810
3501
3806
3529
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
0
12
0
12
48
12
12
162
295
835
445
253
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
1
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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