Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 82 | 74 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 60 | 465 | 595 | 538 | 373 | 285 | 206 | 141 | 132 | 87 | 81 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.33m | 1:50PM1.39m | 2:11AM1.31m | 2:38PM1.39m | 2:58AM1.31m | 3:26PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.33m | 8:05PM0.36m | 8:20AM0.34m | 8:53PM0.37m | 9:07AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 82 | 74 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 54 | 60 | 465 | 595 | 538 | 373 | 285 | 206 | 141 | 132 | 87 | 81 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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