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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 19 | S 13 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.89m | 00:32AM1.92m | 12:53PM1.88m | 1:17AM1.88m | 1:37PM1.86m | 2:01AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.17m | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:43PM0.19m | 8:02AM0.16m | 8:27PM0.20m | 8:43AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 13 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
43 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 60 | 126 | 123 | 117 | 89 | 219 | 5 | 1229 | 1298 | 1285 | 1095 | 984 | 865 | 743 | 631 | 622 | 206 | 151 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
37 | 36 | 33 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 98 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 184 | 179 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | — | NE 3 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 386 | 198 | 1094 | 2117 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 268 | 289 | 52 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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