Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 27 | 59 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM1.91m | 4:23AM2.02m | 4:47PM1.87m | 5:17AM2.00m | 5:42PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.15m | 11:19AM0.15m | 11:37PM0.15m | 12:14PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 290 | 286 | 295 | 279 | 302 | 327 | 335 | 356 | 394 | 429 | 416 | 10 | 474 | 456 | 736 | 874 | 4 | 2 | 1110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | SW 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NW 3 | N 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 766 | 750 | 59 | 7 | 30 | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 633 | 34 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 1173 | 1322 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 268 | 268 | 290 |
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