Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)991010101010101010101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1982021831901901561581541511541201151179092909064614241272514
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
SSE
0
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.71
6:52PM
1.86
7:25AM
1.70
7:57PM
1.83
8:31AM
1.73
9:01PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.14
1:51AM
0.23
2:16PM
0.14
2:55AM
0.23
3:19PM
0.14
3:58AM
0.21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:20-------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C89111098888999999111214161315141414
Feels °C (?)3576655557686667912151113121110
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