Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 198 | 169 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 50 | 112 | 166 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | 5:03AM1.54m | 5:30PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.11m | 10:18AM0.09m | 10:56PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 198 | 169 | 133 | 110 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 91 | 63 | 39 | 42 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 67 | 43 | 62 | 49 | 32 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | NNW 3 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 226 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 112 | 166 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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