Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is

10.8° C

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s 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 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	754	722	823	823	823	823	919	824	812	799	690	679	581	554	461	454	379	367	347	333	228	224	173
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	WNW	NNW	WNW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:25AM1.70m				1:45PM1.80m				2:02AM1.73m				2:22PM1.83m				2:38AM1.76m				2:58PM1.85m
Low Tide			7:50AM0.26m				8:18PM0.27m				8:31AM0.23m				8:56PM0.26m					9:12AM0.23m


	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	12	12	11	10	9	10	11	11	11
Feels °C	7	6	7	9	9	8	7	6	7	7	8	8	9	11	9	9	7	7	6	5	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	754	722	823	823	823	823	919	824	812	799	690	679	581	554	461	454	379	367	347	333	228	224	173
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 16	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14	NE 5	ENE 6
kJ	53	54	9	9	39	84	107	198	184	243	352	338	264	257	187	179	176	87	85	150	150	27	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 17	SSW 16	SW 15	—	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	S 16	S 16	—	S 20	S 14	S 14
kJ	5	5	21	21	6	25	171	—	9	6	4	4	—	4	7	3	7	78	77	—	7	148	103
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	NE 7	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	7	—	—	23	19	16	60	60
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	11	11	11	11	0	0	0	11	11	0	11	0	11	11	11	18	18	11	11
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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