Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 131 | 125 | 90 | 65 | 41 | 61 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 92 | 119 | 152 | 159 | 205 | 181 | 170 | 132 | 126 | 95 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.49m | 2:27PM1.60m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:26PM1.59m | 3:55AM1.48m | 4:22PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.13m | 8:49PM0.13m | 9:08AM0.14m | 9:46PM0.13m | 10:06AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 131 | 125 | 90 | 65 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 92 | 119 | 152 | 159 | 205 | 181 | 170 | 132 | 126 | 95 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 40 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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