
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). 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 (21 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 97 | 60 | 57 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 69 | 63 | 42 | 358 | 1622 | 2038 | 1865 | 1164 | 801 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.70m | 10:43AM1.54m | 11:08PM1.63m | 11:39AM1.49m | 00:01AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.08m | 5:32AM0.08m | 5:50PM0.15m | 6:23AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
138 | 97 | 60 | 57 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 42 | 34 | 1622 | 2038 | 1865 | 1164 | 801 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 14 | S 19 | — | E 5 | — | — | E 4 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 358 | — | 12 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
— | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 34 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 75 | 103 | 161 | 191 | 61 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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