Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 345 | 693 | 827 | 989 | 920 | 804 | 987 | 891 | 857 | 651 | 448 | 373 | 304 | 284 | 291 | 239 | 187 | 155 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.50m | 1:41PM1.61m | 2:09AM1.50m | 2:41PM1.62m | 3:08AM1.51m | 3:39PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.15m | 8:22AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:20AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 733 | 634 | 649 | 511 | 448 | 373 | 304 | 284 | 291 | 239 | 187 | 155 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | — | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | NE 6 | — | — | E 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 19 | 17 | 28 | — | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 345 | 693 | 827 | 989 | 920 | 804 | 987 | 891 | 857 | 651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 40 | 97 | 82 | 82 | 145 | 107 | 149 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 145 | 145 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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