Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.1° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
502
418
350
235
178
168
124
169
185
193
240
250
255
318
350
343
275
265
326
374
585
661
639
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:53PM1.73m
7:25AM1.72m
7:47PM1.73m
8:22AM1.74m
8:46PM1.74m
9:21AM1.78m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.40m
2:06PM0.35m
2:40AM0.38m
3:00PM0.36m
3:36AM0.34m
4:01PM0.35m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
7
5
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
-1
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
5
2
2
-4
-3
-1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
Energy kJ
391
502
418
350
235
178
168
99
169
185
193
240
250
255
318
350
343
275
265
326
374
585
661
639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
SE
7
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.1
E
12
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
0.8
S
16
1
S
15
0.2
S
22
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
7
1
S
18
1
S
17
Energy kJ
18
294
275
264
253
239
232
225
65
219
168
56
3
202
532
318
470
36
261
253
253
92
606
593
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
S
13
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
S
22
0.4
S
20
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
15
35
35
60
60
36
124
222
43
34
106
172
243
56
40
72
45
36
121
66
253
59
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
3
1.2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
S
5
2
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
661
3
461
155
207
231
142
59
1659
253
241
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
0
0
11
11
14
0
0
0
205
7
3
3
3
8
3
3
3
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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