Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 792 | 619 | 502 | 385 | 350 | 211 | 178 | 139 | 132 | 126 | 189 | 193 | 193 | 201 | 250 | 363 | 356 | 350 | 332 | 326 | 326 | 381 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.73m | 7:25AM1.72m | 7:47PM1.73m | 8:22AM1.74m | 8:46PM1.74m | 9:21AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.34m | 1:45AM0.40m | 2:06PM0.35m | 2:40AM0.38m | 3:00PM0.36m | 3:36AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 401 | 391 | 502 | 385 | 350 | 211 | 178 | 139 | 127 | 73 | 189 | 193 | 193 | 201 | 250 | 363 | 356 | 350 | 332 | 326 | 326 | 381 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | S 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 22 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 32 | 18 | 294 | 275 | 264 | 253 | 239 | 232 | 132 | 126 | 56 | 168 | 320 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 318 | 470 | 36 | 324 | 320 | 320 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | SSW 18 | E 12 | SSW 17 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 24 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 34 | 79 | 76 | 44 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 29 | 106 | 12 | 243 | 326 | 51 | 11 | — | 80 | 60 | 70 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 1191 | 792 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 569 | 133 | 173 | 109 | 62 | 127 | 1715 | 163 | 124 | 104 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 253 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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