Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.83m | 6:54PM1.72m | 7:26AM1.75m | 7:52PM1.64m | 8:22AM1.68m | 8:51PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.29m | 1:35AM0.33m | 2:02PM0.37m | 2:25AM0.38m | 2:53PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 3170 | 2753 | 2278 | 2004 | 1594 | 1190 | 1121 | 17 | 735 | 586 | 556 | 617 | 488 | 551 | 832 | 801 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 99 | 188 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 16 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 929 | 1099 | 1159 | 2927 | 5169 | — | — | — | — | 2848 | 1635 | 928 | 1190 | 898 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 253 | 289 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 101 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
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