Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
0.1
NE
7
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
14
14
14
6
6
6
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:01PM1.84m
9:33AM1.78m
10:01PM1.87m
10:29AM1.83m
10:56PM1.91m
11:20AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.21m
4:18PM0.13m
4:56AM0.17m
5:14PM0.14m
5:47AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:44
5:42
5:40
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
13
14
19
21
21
20
19
18
17
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
18
19
12
10
9
11
10
17
17
17
15
15
15
13
10
11
8
8
8
10
10
9
10
11
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.2
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.8
S
14
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
340
350
688
590
462
361
377
372
251
252
294
461
747
1190
1735
1618
1392
1281
1052
775
625
457
346
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
41
129
14
14
14
6
6
6
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
25
25
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2081
3160
3127
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
11
11
3
43
37
41
3
3
3
3
101
3
3
3
11
11
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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