Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 791 | 510 | 388 | 285 | 219 | 212 | 146 | 141 | 101 | 94 | 191 | 691 | 827 | 660 | 381 | 298 | 264 | 270 | 328 | 885 | 1306 | 1633 | 2237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.46m | 00:54AM1.48m | 1:26PM1.43m | 1:45AM1.42m | 2:16PM1.41m | 2:34AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.13m | 6:44PM0.21m | 7:13AM0.18m | 7:36PM0.27m | 8:00AM0.23m | 8:26PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1149 | 791 | 510 | 388 | 285 | 219 | 212 | 146 | 141 | 44 | 94 | 58 | 412 | 542 | 471 | 381 | 298 | 264 | 270 | 235 | 202 | 160 | 275 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 101 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 34 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 25 | 36 | 80 | 63 | 191 | 691 | 827 | 660 | — | — | — | 77 | 328 | 885 | 1306 | 1633 | 2237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 222 | 225 | 208 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 149 | 149 | 195 |
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