Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 61 | 92 | 103 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 57 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 51 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 54 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.66m | 8:07PM1.60m | 8:35AM1.71m | 9:00PM1.61m | 9:28AM1.73m | 9:55PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.05m | 2:57PM0.05m | 3:16AM0.03m | 3:52PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 61 | 92 | 103 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 70 | 67 | 48 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 6 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 36 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | E 12 | SE 11 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 25 | 6 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | — | — | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 73 | — | — | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 103 | 24 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
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