
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 147 | 142 | 154 | 399 | 425 | 377 | 300 | 179 | 172 | 159 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 53 | 55 | 77 | 190 | 70 | 121 | 121 | 125 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.56m | 4:53PM1.71m | 5:19AM1.58m | 5:50PM1.72m | 6:16AM1.59m | 6:45PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:14PM0.06m | 11:33AM0.02m | 00:12AM0.04m | 12:30PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
118 | 147 | 142 | 154 | 399 | 425 | 377 | 300 | 179 | 172 | 159 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 53 | 30 | 77 | 121 | 70 | 121 | 121 | 125 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
72 | 45 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 9 | — | 18 | 50 | 31 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 46 | 20 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 18 |
6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
— | — | 2 | — | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 55 | 72 | 190 | — | — | — | — | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 75 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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