Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 359 | 237 | 202 | 178 | 170 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 145 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.64m | 3:39AM1.56m | 4:13PM1.70m | 4:38AM1.60m | 5:11PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.16m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:31PM0.12m | 9:52AM0.05m | 10:32PM0.08m | 10:52AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 396 | 359 | 237 | 202 | 178 | 170 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 145 | 120 | 106 | 103 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | S 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 83 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 92 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | ENE 4 | S 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 9 | 79 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 66 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 43 |
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