Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.1° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
ENE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.9
NE
6
2.4
NE
7
2.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
19
18
18
34
17
19
19
35
17
34
17
16
16
14
14
18
71
235
476
458
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
0
SW
10
N
5
SW
5
W
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:12AM1.66m
12:30PM1.76m
00:51AM1.72m
1:09PM1.80m
1:27AM1.79m
1:46PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.31m
7:05PM0.28m
7:18AM0.27m
7:44PM0.25m
8:01AM0.24m
8:23PM0.24m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
8
8
10
8
8
7
7
5
3
3
3
2
1
0
-3
-4
-5
-3
0
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