Aramoana Spit surf break

Aramoana Spit surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Aramoana Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)89910101010109101011111313121211111110101410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7535866396817256405394694053864025848361240142311941005811686585408331179128
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
N
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
5
SE
15
NE
10
NE
0
NW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
10
ESE
5
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.57
10:42PM
1.62
11:08AM
1.67
11:28PM
1.70
11:51AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.36
4:53PM
0.34
5:27AM
0.32
5:44PM
0.30
6:13AM
0.27
6:34PM
0.24
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:04-------6:02--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------122----1--
Temp. °C131314141514131212111214131413131111111213131211
Feels °C (?)9910111399787812111212137999911108
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