Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 976 | 865 | 784 | 736 | 646 | 635 | 578 | 578 | 464 | 464 | 365 | 347 | 283 | 251 | 251 | 211 | 190 | 193 | 154 | 123 | 107 | 105 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.34m | 5:33PM1.45m | 5:52AM1.35m | 6:18PM1.47m | 6:37AM1.35m | 7:01PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.29m | 11:52PM0.31m | 12:02PM0.27m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 976 | 865 | 784 | 736 | 646 | 635 | 578 | 578 | 464 | 464 | 365 | 347 | 283 | 251 | 251 | 211 | 190 | 193 | 154 | 123 | 107 | 105 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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