Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 61 | 92 | 101 | 57 | 47 | 41 | 25 | 58 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.56m | 7:43AM1.66m | 8:07PM1.60m | 8:35AM1.71m | 9:00PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.13m | 1:30AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.05m | 2:57PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | NW 3 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 4 | E 5 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 61 | 92 | 101 | 57 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 4 | S 11 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | E 5 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 | E 8 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 131 | 163 | 152 | 54 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 43 |
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