Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
10.6° C
2.0° 

Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
58
56
35
35
37
39
15
14
14
18
47
78
110
94
128
277
247
159
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
SE
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:27PM1.70m
10:00AM1.82m
10:33PM1.73m
11:03AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.37m
4:13AM0.30m
4:55PM0.32m
5:20AM0.25m
6:02PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
 mm
2
2
3
4
4
3
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
2
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
0
0
1
2
4
5
7
5
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