Check the Beach

Spit Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Spit Beach 5 photos

  • Ovalipes carathus buried sand frontal

    Ovalipes carathus buried sand frontal. Kathy Warburton, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Aramoana sea lion MRD 01

    Aramoana sea lion MRD 01. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Aramoana sea lion MRD 03

    Aramoana sea lion MRD 03. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Sea-lion-aramoana (Unsplash)

    Sea-lion-aramoana (Unsplash). Tomas Sobek tomas_nz, CC0. Source

  • Aramoana Saltmarsh MRD 04

    Aramoana Saltmarsh MRD 04. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:14 pm
7 am
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
10 am
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
Now
6.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
148 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:14 pm
Today
3.7Poor7 am2415
3.8Poor8 am2415
3.9Poor9 am2113
6.1Good10 am1811
6.0Good11 am2012
5.9Good12 pm2113
5.9Good1 pm2013
5.9Good2 pm2113
5.9Good3 pm2113
5.9Good4 pm1912
6.3Good5 pm1610
6.4GoodNow148
6.5Good7 pm117
6.3Good8 pm85
Sat
4.5Fair7 am21
4.4Fair8 am74
4.5Fair9 am106
5.1Fair10 am128
5.9Good11 am138
6.4Good12 pm159
6.5Good1 pm159
6.7Good2 pm148
6.8Good3 pm128
6.7Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm106
6.7Good6 pm138
6.8Good7 pm106
6.5Good8 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 76%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
770 m0.5 miAramoana (village)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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