Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 65 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 153 | 167 | 79 | 68 | 93 | 130 | 218 | 181 | 191 | 146 | 119 | 121 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.80m | 6:54AM1.65m | 7:25PM1.81m | 7:52AM1.65m | 8:21PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM-0.02m | 00:51AM-0.00m | 1:09PM-0.04m | 1:49AM-0.02m | 2:07PM-0.04m | 2:47AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 65 | 21 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 66 | 45 | 47 | 100 | 167 | 66 | 68 | 93 | 130 | 218 | 181 | 191 | 146 | 114 | 121 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 79 | 35 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 100 | 64 | 118 | 119 | 118 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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