Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 394 | 387 | 373 | 387 | 359 | 236 | 214 | 173 | 131 | 125 | 90 | 65 | 41 | 71 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 137 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.62m | 1:57AM1.49m | 2:27PM1.60m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:26PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | 8:10AM0.13m | 8:49PM0.13m | 9:08AM0.14m | 9:46PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 292 | 394 | 387 | 373 | 387 | 359 | 236 | 214 | 173 | 131 | 125 | 90 | 65 | 41 | 45 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 89 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 40 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 137 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 249 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 7 |
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