Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32AM2.01m | 3:56PM1.93m | 4:19AM1.94m | 4:42PM1.83m | 5:09AM1.85m | 5:31PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:42PM0.16m | 11:11AM0.17m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:56AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 719 | 7 | 7 | 1510 | 1623 | 1519 | 1411 | 1297 | 505 | 400 | 273 | 276 | 207 | 165 | 132 | 101 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 329 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 272 | 268 | 272 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 150 | 148 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 60 | 21 | 20 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | E 10 | — | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | SE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 1857 | 3598 | 3059 | 3820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 130 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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