Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)776999991010101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94795518119419919820218319019015615615815412212211711712090908864
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
1.90
6:19AM
1.71
6:52PM
1.86
7:25AM
1.70
7:57PM
1.83
8:31AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.13
12:48AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.14
1:51AM
0.23
2:16PM
0.14
2:55AM
0.23
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:46-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C999999891099888899999891214
Feels °C (?)4454453565555557676655712
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