Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 115 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 71 | 140 | 239 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 177 | 119 | 127 | 139 | 139 | 199 | 121 | 121 | 97 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.50m | 10:25PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.46m | 11:11PM1.38m | 11:35AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.23m | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:08PM0.28m | 5:24AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 115 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 68 | 140 | 239 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 177 | 119 | 127 | 139 | 139 | 130 | 121 | 107 | 71 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 134 | 101 | 121 | 97 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 11 | ENE 3 | E 6 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 18 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 95 | 85 | 72 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 33 | 89 | 199 | 75 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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