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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 9 | S 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | |
14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.78m | 10:01PM1.87m | 10:29AM1.83m | 10:56PM1.91m | 11:20AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.13m | 4:56AM0.17m | 5:14PM0.14m | 5:47AM0.14m | 6:06PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
462 | 366 | 377 | 361 | 243 | 247 | 299 | 359 | 564 | 985 | 1396 | 1511 | 1392 | 1159 | 960 | 737 | 636 | 466 | 367 | 235 | 173 | 132 | 101 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 9 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2369 | 2738 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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