Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 327 | 2549 | 3488 | 3881 | 3742 | 3625 | 3663 | 3479 | 3248 | 2721 | 2170 | 1700 | 1329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | 10:50PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | 5:03AM0.28m | 5:35PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 3 | S 5 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 327 | 2549 | 3488 | 3881 | 3742 | 3625 | 3663 | 3479 | 3248 | 2721 | 2170 | 1700 | 1329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 54 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 219 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 202 | 202 | 23 |
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