Aramoana Spit Surf Break

Aramoana Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.78° S 170.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aramoana Spit sea temperature is
11.1° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
5
N
15
SW
15
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
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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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.6
E
11
Energy 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)
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
S
13
1
SSW
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
S
16
1
S
15
0.2
S
22
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
7
Energy 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)
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
E
12
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
S
24
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
S
14
Energy 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)
3
SSE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
0.8
SE
6
1.3
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
2
S
14
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1191
792
619
47
569
133
173
109
62
127
1715
163
124
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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