Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 224 | 309 | 264 | 223 | 186 | 157 | 149 | 262 | 266 | 627 | 620 | 244 | 319 | 235 | 228 | 220 | 171 | 166 | 157 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.46m | 11:47PM1.41m | 12:14PM1.43m | 00:35AM1.36m | 1:02PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | 6:48AM0.30m | 7:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 230 | 224 | 309 | 264 | 223 | 186 | 157 | 149 | 137 | 266 | 627 | 620 | 244 | 319 | 235 | 228 | 220 | 171 | 166 | 157 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 205 | 201 | 92 | 115 | 112 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 262 | 106 | 82 | 74 | 59 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 99 | 145 | 147 | 47 | 190 | — | — | 125 | 51 | 39 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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