Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1124 | 881 | 612 | 797 | 1470 | 1379 | 386 | 583 | 597 | 489 | 223 | 182 | 149 | 157 | 774 | 266 | 612 | 620 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.46m | 11:26AM1.46m | 11:47PM1.41m | 12:14PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.26m | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 393 | 486 | 612 | 586 | 460 | 400 | 223 | 292 | 309 | 264 | 223 | 182 | 149 | 157 | 774 | 266 | 612 | 620 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 470 | 470 | 440 | 797 | 561 | 352 | 205 | 132 | 92 | 115 | 112 | 110 | 94 | 72 | 47 | 106 | 104 | 74 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 11 | S 16 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 428 | — | — | — | 119 | 53 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 94 | 145 | 147 | 33 | 190 | — | 192 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1124 | 881 | — | — | 1470 | 1379 | 386 | 583 | 597 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
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