Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 68 | 82 | 173 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 39 | 79 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 52 | 103 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.53m | 8:05PM1.43m | 8:28AM1.53m | 8:50PM1.42m | 9:12AM1.52m | 9:34PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.21m | 2:04PM0.23m | 2:17AM0.23m | 2:50PM0.24m | 3:02AM0.24m | 3:35PM0.25m | 3:46AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 4 | S 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 39 | 79 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 103 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 52 | 26 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 68 | 82 | 173 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 107 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 139 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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