Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 464 | 1302 | 2991 | 4903 | 4800 | 4787 | 5457 | 5257 | 4979 | 4417 | 3516 | 2500 | 1958 | 1568 | 1308 | 1454 | 895 | 585 | 800 | 757 | 701 | 640 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:24PM1.45m | 00:45AM1.48m | 1:18PM1.51m | 1:41AM1.50m | 2:15PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.20m | 6:38PM0.23m | 7:04AM0.17m | 7:33PM0.20m | 7:58AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 338 | 25 | 197 | — | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 100 | 1785 | 1363 | 22 | 1049 | 895 | 585 | 800 | 757 | 701 | 640 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 22 | 54 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 71 | 65 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 20 | 20 | 9 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 413 | 381 | 1302 | 2991 | 4903 | 4800 | 4787 | 5457 | 5257 | 4979 | 4417 | 3516 | 2500 | 1958 | 1568 | 1308 | 1454 | 164 | 108 | — | 138 | 106 | 117 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 24 | 85 | 145 | 145 | 147 | 149 | 195 | 195 | 202 | 202 | 195 | 183 | 183 | 195 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 7 |
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