
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
560 | 454 | 370 | 380 | 356 | 313 | 308 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 206 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.18m | 7:38AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
560 | 454 | 370 | 380 | 356 | 313 | 308 | 236 | 227 | 437 | 350 | 237 | 206 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 13 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
73 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 121 | 120 | 192 | 187 | 110 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 40 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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