Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1058 | 495 | 495 | 412 | 363 | 311 | 194 | 157 | 125 | 73 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 51 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 44 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.05m | 2:47PM2.10m | 3:08AM2.07m | 3:36PM2.09m | 3:57AM2.06m | 4:23PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM-0.02m | 9:37PM0.06m | 10:03AM-0.02m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:52AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 542 | 495 | 495 | 412 | 363 | 311 | 194 | 157 | 125 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 300 | 459 | 520 | 494 | 396 | 77 | 628 | 728 | 590 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 79 | 79 | 94 | 142 | 125 | 127 | 68 | 68 | 85 | 58 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 18 | 77 | 60 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 18 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 124 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 76 | 89 | 101 | 47 | 57 | 43 | 61 | 42 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1058 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 734 | 43 | 57 | 62 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
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