Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 63mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 589 | 371 | 518 | 454 | 458 | 478 | 253 | 177 | 196 | 160 | 118 | 123 | 212 | 168 | 139 | 117 | 83 | 49 | 719 | 878 | 611 | 475 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.75m | 5:44AM1.69m | 6:04PM1.74m | 6:32AM1.70m | 6:53PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.37m | 12:31PM0.31m | 00:55AM0.39m | 1:17PM0.34m | 1:45AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 291 | 371 | 518 | 454 | 458 | 478 | 253 | 177 | 196 | 160 | 118 | 123 | 92 | 92 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 22 | 294 | 694 | 611 | 475 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 4 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 60 | 56 | 5 | 91 | 79 | 118 | 96 | 55 | 71 | 309 | 637 | 847 | 212 | 168 | 139 | 117 | 83 | 49 | 37 | 275 | 264 | 253 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 52 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 2 | — | 21 | 70 | 77 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 36 | 81 | 243 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 263 | 589 | 4 | — | — | — | 40 | 338 | 707 | 1101 | 2357 | 2480 | 1994 | 1631 | 1463 | 1337 | 1135 | 919 | 840 | 719 | 878 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 253 | 253 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 295 | 241 | 205 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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