
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 76 | 80 | 45 | 40 | 108 | 122 | 154 | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 692 | 454 | 370 | 370 | 313 | 387 | 380 | 373 | 366 | 328 | 292 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.65m | 00:01AM1.54m | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:58AM1.51m | 1:28PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 15 | E 16 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
72 | 71 | 40 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 33 | 154 | 347 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 692 | 454 | 370 | 370 | 313 | 387 | 380 | 373 | 366 | 328 | 292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 18 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
19 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 71 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | — | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | E 18 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 76 | 47 | 45 | 5 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 |
— | 12 | 80 | — | 19 | 108 | 122 | 135 | 139 | 186 | 214 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 195 | 216 | 7 | 195 | 7 | 10 | 216 | 216 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 111 | 75 | 0 |
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