Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 130 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 92 | 85 | 60 | 51 | 69 | 68 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 62 | 50 | 17 | 59 | 101 | 65 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15PM2.02m | 1:44AM1.93m | 2:12PM2.07m | 2:38AM1.99m | 3:07PM2.10m | 3:30AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.08m | 8:33AM0.04m | 9:05PM0.05m | 9:30AM-0.01m | 9:59PM0.05m | 10:25AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 66 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 92 | 85 | 55 | 83 | 69 | 68 | 427 | 330 | 330 | 254 | 251 | 186 | 183 | 181 | 172 | 113 | 155 | 150 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 134 | 264 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 59 | 101 | 65 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 8 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 124 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 60 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 295 |
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