
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
464 | 407 | 365 | 347 | 256 | 251 | 211 | 230 | 190 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 107 | 105 | 79 | 79 | 49 | 155 | 516 | 987 | 968 | 1190 | 3801 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.35m | 6:18PM1.47m | 6:37AM1.35m | 7:01PM1.48m | 7:21AM1.36m | 7:44PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.27m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.25m | 1:24AM0.27m | 1:33PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | S 13 |
464 | 407 | 365 | 347 | 256 | 251 | 211 | 230 | 190 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 107 | 105 | 79 | 79 | 46 | 155 | 149 | 41 | 153 | 74 | 2359 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 11 | E 16 |
55 | 54 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 57 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 13 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 12 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 23 | — | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 516 | 987 | 968 | 1190 | 3801 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 3 |
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