Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.2° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
34
25
25
24
27
30
20
18
17
17
25
36
26
18
45
47
59
59
44
38
40
29
28
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
5
E
5
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSE
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:50PM1.93m
12:15PM1.97m
00:41AM1.96m
1:05PM1.97m
1:29AM1.97m
1:53PM1.94m
2:16AM1.95m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.19m
7:07PM0.15m
7:30AM0.20m
7:55PM0.14m
8:20AM0.20m
8:40PM0.15m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
17
21
19
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
14
18
14
14
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
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