Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 91 | 219 | 139 | 131 | 251 | 138 | 236 | 291 | 491 | 619 | 816 | 792 | 676 | 616 | 294 | 257 | 218 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:21AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.38m | 3:10AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:29AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 23 | 143 | 139 | 131 | 121 | 21 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 45 | 476 | 377 | 334 | 326 | 294 | 257 | 218 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 91 | 219 | — | — | 251 | 138 | 236 | 291 | 491 | 619 | 816 | 792 | 676 | 616 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 195 | 183 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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