Aramoana

Beach break

Otago, Nouvelle-Zélande

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From level advanced · Combi 5/4/3 + gants/cagouleAccessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.5/10
Fair
Size
0.81.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
14 km/h
WSW · Offshore — ideal
Swell
1.2 m
9 s · S
Best window · 21h6.6/10 · 0.81.4 m · 7 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the S. Offshore wind that grooms and hollows the waves. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
12h0.50.9919🌧️7°
15h0.60.9819🌧️6°
18h0.61.0913🌧️6°
21hBest0.71.0912🌤️4°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+12) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mPM 04:43+1.0 mBM 11:02-0.8 mPM 17:12+0.9 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 17:30 GMT+12 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.