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Aramoana Spit Surf Forecast
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Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.8° 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 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 146 | 111 | 107 | 80 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 68 | 44 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 93 | 58 | 74 | 194 | 199 | 164 | 171 | 186 | 196 | 235 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 1.83 | 4:50PM 1.94 | 5:15AM 1.76 | 5:50PM 1.90 | 6:19AM 1.71 | 6:52PM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12AM 0.12 | 11:48PM 0.15 | 12:10PM 0.13 | 12:48AM 0.19 | 1:12PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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