
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.51m | 12:42PM1.60m | 1:09AM1.50m | 1:41PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.16m | 6:27AM0.13m | 7:03PM0.16m | 7:23AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
15 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | ENE 3 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 10 | S 7 | ENE 4 | — | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | — | E 8 | S 16 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 8 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 404 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 73 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 43 | 40 | 152 | 82 | 97 |
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