Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.8°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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
80
78
75
52
52
51
49
49
50
57
38
55
77
161
206
452
592
533
712
482
377
320
146
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM1.77m
4:24AM1.67m
4:44PM1.76m
5:02AM1.68m
5:22PM1.75m
5:44AM1.69m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.31m
11:04AM0.26m
11:27PM0.34m
11:47AM0.29m
00:09AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
8
9
9
8
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
4
4
5
6
4
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
3
3
0
0
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
E
13
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
52
80
78
75
52
52
51
49
49
33
28
38
55
53
94
100
173
592
533
712
482
377
320
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
S
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
61
58
7
7
8
5
4
12
14
50
51
33
54
31
78
75
46
60
56
54
51
84
80
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
1
2
34
35
36
36
15
14
13
13
34
17
5
20
20
19
51
19
48
26
59
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
S
4
1.4
S
5
Energy kJ
4
4
11
26
24
44
57
77
161
206
452
144
20
26
62
31
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
16
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
18
14
11
11
12
16
11
11
11
0
0
0
0
8
8
162
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
4
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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