
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 231 | 235 | 296 | 296 | 192 | 142 | 136 | 98 | 96 | 624 | 502 | 413 | 340 | 255 | 211 | 168 | 193 | 197 | 282 | 417 | 417 | 342 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.74m | 6:32AM1.70m | 6:53PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.72m | 7:47PM1.73m | 8:22AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.31m | 00:55AM0.39m | 1:17PM0.34m | 1:45AM0.40m | 2:06PM0.35m | 2:40AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 10 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -5 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
205 | 231 | 235 | 196 | 157 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 33 | 35 | 391 | 502 | 413 | 340 | 255 | 211 | 168 | 112 | 197 | 282 | 417 | 168 | 342 | 320 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 9 | SSW 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 |
56 | 159 | 309 | 296 | 296 | 192 | 142 | 136 | 98 | 96 | 18 | 294 | 275 | 264 | 253 | 239 | 113 | 193 | 83 | 51 | 168 | 56 | 123 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 13 |
69 | 70 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 94 | — | — | 35 | 35 | 106 | 60 | 80 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 168 | 29 | 106 | 148 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
562 | 830 | 1595 | 2091 | 1951 | 1814 | 1441 | 1326 | 1151 | 848 | 624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 417 | 51 | 171 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 162 | 155 | 156 | 241 | 205 | 205 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 205 | 8 |
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