
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 145 | 101 | 139 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 123 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 72 | 163 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.84m | 1:10PM1.85m | 1:28AM1.91m | 1:51PM1.90m | 3:09AM1.95m | 2:33PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.25m | 7:51PM0.23m | 8:15AM0.21m | 8:34PM0.22m | 9:00AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 14 |
436 | 350 | 345 | 280 | 273 | 268 | 206 | 199 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 139 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 123 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 209 | 209 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 13 |
9 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 145 | 101 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 163 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 15 | NE 7 | S 20 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | 28 | 47 | 71 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 17 | 30 | — | 38 | 190 | 300 | 554 | 691 | 385 | 353 | 353 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 155 | 262 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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