
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ENE 11 | S 12 | ENE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
173 | 167 | 287 | 126 | 105 | 100 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 102 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 194 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12AM1.79m | 3:33PM1.86m | 3:48AM1.81m | 4:10PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.27m | 9:53AM0.23m | 10:14PM0.29m | 10:36AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
173 | 167 | 142 | 108 | 105 | 100 | 50 | 62 | 42 | 102 | 37 | 3487 | 2460 | 1775 | 1334 | 867 | 574 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | E 10 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 20 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
30 | 94 | 128 | 126 | 97 | 91 | 63 | 24 | 55 | 56 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 194 | 269 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 10 | E 9 |
103 | 6 | 92 | 90 | 59 | 60 | 24 | 58 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SSW 10 | W 3 | W 3 |
65 | 38 | 287 | — | 2 | 32 | 150 | 1828 | 5840 | 6020 | 4451 | 5634 | 4425 | — | 698 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 290 | 427 | 253 | 253 | 162 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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