
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aramoana Spit today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aramoana Spit at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aramoana Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 8 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.59m | 11:09AM1.67m | 11:34PM1.67m | 11:50AM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.36m | 5:46PM0.33m | 5:59AM0.33m | 6:28PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 |
14 | 279 | 279 | 357 | 99 | 470 | 662 | 545 | 1310 | 631 | 631 | 640 | 199 | 582 | 597 | 286 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 376 | 92 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 657 | 22 | 11 | 488 | 386 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | — | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
898 | 203 | 136 | 168 | 371 | — | 4 | 82 | 122 | 453 | 322 | 280 | 13 | 277 | 286 | 600 | 619 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 300 | 41 | 37 | 11 | 67 | 268 | 299 | 52 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 99 | 101 | 3 | 34 |
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