Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 103 | 170 | 282 | 279 | 268 | 216 | 168 | 157 | 122 | 115 | 104 | 86 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.48m | 4:22PM1.57m | 4:52AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.13m | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:42PM0.13m | 11:03AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 103 | 170 | 282 | 279 | 268 | 216 | 168 | 157 | 122 | 115 | 104 | 86 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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