Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 1250 | 1809 | 2026 | 2114 | 1997 | 1807 | 1536 | 1344 | 1122 | 1424 | 1314 | 1271 | 1172 | 838 | 1112 | 1817 | 2903 | 4061 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.65m | 8:57AM1.56m | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:48AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.09m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 164 | 172 | 202 | 234 | 415 | 130 | 221 | 48 | 161 | 43 | 1021 | 848 | 802 | 778 | 777 | 211 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 31 | 75 | 182 | 254 | 216 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 7 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 699 | 1250 | 1809 | 2026 | 2114 | 1997 | 1807 | 1536 | 1344 | 1122 | 1424 | 1314 | 1271 | 1172 | 838 | 1112 | 1817 | 2903 | 4061 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 172 | 195 | 195 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 190 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 172 | 220 | 387 | 220 | 220 |
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