Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 174 | 57 | 74 | 142 | 184 | 184 | 120 | 119 | 119 | 157 | 172 | 390 | 1210 | 1183 | 1143 | 765 | 605 | 339 | 229 | 215 | 150 | 138 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.81m | 7:52AM1.65m | 8:21PM1.80m | 8:49AM1.62m | 9:18PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM-0.02m | 2:07PM-0.04m | 2:47AM-0.02m | 3:04PM-0.02m | 3:43AM-0.00m | 4:00PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 100 | 174 | 49 | 74 | 105 | 184 | 184 | 120 | 112 | 114 | 157 | 155 | 196 | 1210 | 1183 | 1143 | 765 | 605 | 339 | 229 | 215 | 150 | 138 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 24 | 57 | 67 | 142 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 172 | 390 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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