Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 419 | 470 | 453 | 373 | 352 | 336 | 346 | 345 | 437 | 424 | 529 | 682 | 581 | 2239 | 1622 | 1584 | 1534 | 1429 | 1352 | 1299 | 1137 | 1053 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.33m | 3:15PM1.40m | 3:34AM1.33m | 4:02PM1.42m | 4:21AM1.33m | 4:48PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:29PM0.36m | 9:43AM0.32m | 10:17PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 222 | 217 | 227 | 201 | 212 | 352 | 336 | 202 | 181 | 173 | 202 | 309 | 445 | 581 | 1674 | 1622 | 1584 | 1534 | 1429 | 1352 | 1299 | 1137 | 1053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 186 | 212 | 350 | 341 | 373 | 4 | 19 | 336 | 336 | 437 | 424 | 527 | 535 | — | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 382 | 419 | 470 | 453 | 364 | 245 | 232 | 346 | 345 | 337 | 327 | 529 | 682 | 494 | 2239 | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 186 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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