Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)1312566666778991010111112121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)905957771111242063615128011093151519372322224524762726367455332574194514591081818
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
60
NE
50
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
1.79
9:44AM
1.66
10:17PM
1.79
10:50AM
1.71
11:21PM
1.83
11:49AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.22
4:09AM
0.30
4:34PM
0.20
5:17AM
0.26
5:38PM
0.16
6:18AM
0.20
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:45-------7:47-------7:48-
Sunset-7:40-------7:38-------7:37------
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1------11211----221---
Temp. °C121313131414141414141414151515151616151515161514
Feels °C (?)9101010101086544479991011141614151311
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