
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 34 | 55 | 148 | 362 | 859 | 1098 | 1056 | 1114 | 1066 | 997 | 800 | 698 | 573 | 426 | 441 | 370 | 238 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.61m | 10:23AM1.73m | 10:50PM1.59m | 11:19AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.03m | 4:48PM0.04m | 5:06AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
14 | 7 | 13 | 148 | 133 | 470 | 627 | 1056 | 1114 | 1066 | 997 | 800 | 698 | 573 | 426 | 441 | 370 | 238 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
37 | 34 | 55 | 7 | 24 | 79 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
6 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
5 | 15 | 9 | 80 | 362 | 859 | 1098 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 83 | 103 | 163 | 61 | 3 | 161 | 25 | 220 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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