
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 63 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.54m | 7:47PM1.52m | 8:12AM1.55m | 8:34PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.13m | 1:42PM0.16m | 2:03AM0.15m | 2:31PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 7 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
67 | 63 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | NW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 83 | 83 | 220 | 146 | 118 | 118 | 183 | 118 | 118 | 172 | 120 | 83 | 145 |
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