Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 168 | 160 | 122 | 105 | 86 | 82 | 88 | 107 | 158 | 99 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 110 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.57m | 4:52AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:46AM1.51m | 6:09PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:42PM0.13m | 11:03AM0.15m | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:58AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 216 | 168 | 160 | 122 | 105 | 86 | 82 | 88 | 85 | 99 | 99 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 45 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 6 | S 18 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 107 | 158 | 32 | 23 | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 73 | 24 | 0 |
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