Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 91 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 148 | 274 | 342 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | 5:03AM1.54m | 5:30PM1.64m | 5:57AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.09m | 10:56PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:51PM0.07m | 12:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 5 | S 15 |
| kJ | 110 | 91 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 48 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 148 | 274 | 37 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | E 9 | E 8 | S 16 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 67 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 342 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | ESE 6 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 45 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 159 | 191 | 24 | 0 |
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