
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 18 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17AM2.00m | 5:42PM1.81m | 6:15AM1.97m | 6:42PM1.76m | 7:14AM1.93m | 7:46PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.17m | 00:34AM0.17m | 1:12PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.18m | 2:13PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
684 | 803 | 758 | 1045 | 7 | 1224 | 1158 | 1419 | 1241 | 1486 | 1453 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 1790 | 1607 | 1209 | 1170 | 1083 | 942 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | NE 6 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 18 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 16 |
20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
1449 | 96 | 35 | — | 1224 | 2378 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 1994 | 2665 | 1331 | 2223 | 1979 | 3072 | 2602 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 268 | 268 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 299 | 295 | 427 | 984 | 155 | 52 | 37 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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