Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 57 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 55 | 181 | 245 | 603 | 1026 | 2601 | 1215 | 1084 | 1013 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.71m | 9:00PM1.61m | 9:28AM1.73m | 9:55PM1.61m | 10:23AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.05m | 2:57PM0.05m | 3:16AM0.03m | 3:52PM0.04m | 4:10AM0.03m | 4:48PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 17 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | E 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 57 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 55 | 148 | 4 | 346 | 587 | 959 | 1215 | 1084 | 1013 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 52 | 2 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 78 | 72 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | — | 1 | 5 | 38 | 181 | 245 | 603 | 1026 | 2601 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 103 | 82 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 83 | 103 | 147 | 40 | 3 | 40 | 239 | 532 | 61 | 0 |
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