Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 300 | 183 | 172 | 159 | 82 | 66 | 53 | 100 | 121 | 193 | 67 | 203 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.58m | 5:50PM1.72m | 6:16AM1.59m | 6:45PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.06m | 11:33AM0.02m | 00:12AM0.04m | 12:30PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 377 | 300 | 183 | 172 | 159 | 82 | 66 | 20 | 41 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 36 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 50 | 31 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 21 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 100 | 121 | 193 | — | 203 | — | — | 65 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 145 | 145 |
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