Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
363 | 304 | 190 | 131 | 98 | 75 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 73 | 78 | 93 | 93 | 75 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:47PM2.10m | 3:08AM2.07m | 3:36PM2.09m | 3:57AM2.06m | 4:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.06m | 10:03AM-0.02m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:52AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | E 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
363 | 304 | 190 | 131 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 368 | 443 | 93 | 406 | 75 | 755 | 737 | 710 | 575 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 18 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
125 | 127 | 53 | 81 | 85 | 75 | 56 | 43 | 54 | 300 | 73 | 78 | 417 | 93 | 18 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
18 | 5 | 124 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 76 | 182 | 101 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 868 | 55 | 62 | 62 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
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