Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)9913131212121212121111111011111115141414666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162129123119108104727213797613837512123214241676313618254
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
NW
15
N
20
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
1.79
12:34PM
1.86
12:59AM
1.87
1:19PM
1.93
1:46AM
1.92
2:07PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.23
7:23PM
0.18
7:47AM
0.19
8:13PM
0.13
8:36AM
0.15
9:03PM
0.10
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:59-------5:57---
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---------1-
Temp. °C1010101314141010109101212111111109101314141213
Feels °C (?)7669783320-1133356555691012
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