Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.9
ESE
1.6
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)10106610797799999101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545564903777399585871194199203211220230234198196194154145110110
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.76
5:50PM
1.90
6:19AM
1.71
6:52PM
1.86
7:25AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.15
12:10PM
0.13
12:48AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.14
1:51AM
0.23
2:16PM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:46-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C88889999998899101098878999
Feels °C (?)122344444434447765545767
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