Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 531 | 487 | 314 | 240 | 192 | 188 | 147 | 126 | 217 | 133 | 106 | 81 | 686 | 581 | 539 | 395 | 335 | 268 | 178 | 147 | 129 | 201 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:44AM1.69m | 6:04PM1.74m | 6:32AM1.70m | 6:53PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.72m | 7:47PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.37m | 12:31PM0.31m | 00:55AM0.39m | 1:17PM0.34m | 1:45AM0.40m | 2:06PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 458 | 531 | 487 | 314 | 240 | 192 | 188 | 147 | 126 | 92 | 68 | 47 | 32 | 494 | 581 | 447 | 395 | 335 | 268 | 178 | 147 | 99 | 201 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 84 | 81 | 21 | 56 | 167 | 309 | 630 | 837 | 217 | 133 | 106 | 81 | 34 | 391 | 371 | 275 | 264 | 253 | 239 | 232 | 129 | 63 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 21 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 77 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 49 | 94 | 225 | 219 | 168 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 167 | 426 | 859 | 1482 | 1811 | 1553 | 1397 | 1242 | 1109 | 943 | 686 | — | 539 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 155 | 253 | 253 | 162 | 162 | 295 | 241 | 205 | 205 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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