Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
4
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
7
2
NNE
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
8
39
96
88
88
440
166
82
45
36
36
37
35
36
36
40
40
20
20
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NW
60
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:11AM1.64m
10:41PM1.58m
11:02AM1.67m
11:29PM1.61m
11:48AM1.71m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.42m
5:01AM0.38m
5:38PM0.38m
5:49AM0.34m
6:23PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
13
11
11
8
8
8
6
6
6
8
10
10
13
14
14
11
Feels °C
4
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
4
4
8
11
10
6
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