Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
600 | 869 | 586 | 566 | 596 | 440 | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 179 | 170 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.44m | 5:19AM1.35m | 5:44PM1.47m | 6:05AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:29AM0.26m | 00:04AM0.26m | 12:16PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
600 | 869 | 586 | 566 | 596 | 440 | 334 | 314 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 179 | 170 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
19 | 5 | 73 | 54 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 12 |
5 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 2 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 2 |
— | — | 16 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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