Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.2° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
45
113
161
181
159
138
120
94
58
84
146
392
471
568
680
619
606
1052
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM1.94m
00:34AM1.89m
1:02PM2.01m
1:28AM1.98m
1:57PM2.06m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.15m
7:24AM0.10m
7:55PM0.08m
8:20AM0.02m
8:47PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
5
5
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
6
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