Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 669 | 446 | 387 | 380 | 308 | 387 | 387 | 373 | 387 | 334 | 316 | 245 | 186 | 169 | 125 | 96 | 65 | 41 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:58AM1.51m | 1:28PM1.62m | 1:57AM1.49m | 2:27PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | 8:10AM0.13m | 8:49PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 669 | 446 | 387 | 380 | 308 | 387 | 387 | 373 | 387 | 334 | 316 | 245 | 186 | 169 | 125 | 96 | 65 | 41 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 18 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 13 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | E 4 | E 4 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 71 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 18 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 180 | 208 | 258 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 39 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 195 | 216 | 195 | 195 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 112 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
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