Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 149 | 160 | 315 | 280 | 212 | 102 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 110 | 113 | 198 | 176 | 84 | 120 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.28m | 3:05PM1.38m | 3:32AM1.31m | 3:54PM1.40m | 4:21AM1.36m | 4:43PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:40AM0.32m | 10:12PM0.27m | 10:30AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 143 | 149 | 160 | 315 | 280 | 212 | 102 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 120 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 78 | 104 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 113 | 198 | 176 | 83 | 14 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 78 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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