Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 19 | E 19 | SE 10 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 634 | 30 | 29 | 41 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 82 | 215 | 314 | 224 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.78m | 6:56AM1.78m | 7:19PM1.74m | 7:56AM1.78m | 8:22PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.32m | 1:16AM0.36m | 1:40PM0.35m | 2:11AM0.35m | 2:38PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | -4 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 2160 | 1756 | 1447 | 1316 | 1194 | 634 | 842 | 725 | 555 | 490 | 378 | 362 | 211 | 203 | 314 | 224 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 19 | E 19 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 335 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 53 | 215 | 132 | 133 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 12 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 13 | ESE 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 28 | 32 | 71 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2898 | 2518 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 130 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
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