Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1507 | 1290 | 1155 | 882 | 843 | 645 | 667 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 270 | 227 | 173 | 162 | 145 | 394 | 1114 | 746 | 1697 | 3887 | 4308 | 6830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:26PM1.49m | 8:49AM1.39m | 9:09PM1.49m | 9:33AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.25m | 2:17PM0.23m | 2:50AM0.23m | 3:02PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 14 | E 12 | S 14 | E 12 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 1507 | 1290 | 1155 | 882 | 843 | 645 | 667 | 667 | 561 | 485 | 408 | 270 | 227 | 173 | 112 | 145 | 394 | 3 | 260 | 3 | — | — | 3668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | E 15 | SSE 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 4 | 213 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 85 | 116 | 162 | 98 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | — | S 24 | S 23 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | E 13 | S 18 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | — | 11 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 116 | 1114 | 746 | 1697 | 3887 | 4308 | 6830 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 103 | 25 | 172 | 225 | 216 | 216 |
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