Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 352 | 569 | 389 | 326 | 215 | 206 | 141 | 134 | 85 | 79 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.39m | 2:11AM1.31m | 2:38PM1.39m | 2:58AM1.31m | 3:26PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.36m | 8:20AM0.34m | 8:53PM0.37m | 9:07AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
33 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 352 | 569 | 389 | 326 | 215 | 206 | 141 | 134 | 85 | 79 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NE 5 | — | — |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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