
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.49m | 8:58AM1.54m | 9:20PM1.46m | 9:43AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.18m | 3:18PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:04PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | E 8 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 3 | SW 2 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 161 | 147 | 145 | 152 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 82 | 201 | 145 | 118 | 158 | 156 | 73 | 118 | 118 | 54 | 40 |
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