Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.91m | 4:00AM1.91m | 4:23PM1.89m | 4:47AM1.89m | 5:09PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.27m | 10:54AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.28m | 11:41AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 2379 | 1945 | 2066 | — | — | — | — | 2692 | 2646 | — | — | 2589 | 2233 | 2083 | 1834 | 1912 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSE 17 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 404 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — |
3204 | 3517 | 3432 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 2844 | 3066 | 3555 | 3328 | 4348 | 4701 | 2762 | 2898 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 299 | 58 | 58 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 295 | 479 | 427 | 299 | 155 | 162 | 155 | 155 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 12 |
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