Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1.7
NE
7
0.7
ESE
11
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.5
SE
14
0.4
ENE
11
4.5
S
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.7
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
167
287
126
105
100
63
62
55
102
37
0
8
6
6
194
269
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
35
W
50
W
55
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM1.79m
3:33PM1.86m
3:48AM1.81m
4:10PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.27m
9:53AM0.23m
10:14PM0.29m
10:36AM0.24m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
8
9
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
8
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
8
5
5
5
1
-4
-7
-9
-7
-6
-3
-2
-1
1
0
1
2
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