Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1237 | 954 | 691 | 617 | 488 | 437 | 350 | 285 | 341 | 265 | 191 | 184 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 75 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.57m | 9:48AM1.63m | 10:13PM1.57m | 10:40AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1237 | 954 | 691 | 617 | 488 | 437 | 350 | 285 | 341 | 265 | 191 | 184 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 75 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 11 | — | — | E 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 73 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 48 | 43 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 14 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | 12 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 75 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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