Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1510 | 1403 | 1365 | 1286 | 1228 | 1228 | 1137 | 1053 | 976 | 946 | 772 | 736 | 646 | 635 | 647 | 578 | 464 | 464 | 365 | 353 | 288 | 256 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.33m | 4:48PM1.43m | 5:06AM1.34m | 5:33PM1.45m | 5:52AM1.35m | 6:18PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.31m | 11:05PM0.34m | 11:16AM0.29m | 11:52PM0.31m | 12:02PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1510 | 1403 | 1365 | 1286 | 1228 | 1228 | 1137 | 1053 | 976 | 946 | 772 | 736 | 646 | 635 | 647 | 578 | 464 | 464 | 365 | 353 | 288 | 256 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 32 | 36 | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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