
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
517 | 517 | 691 | 552 | 513 | 520 | 255 | 249 | 124 | 164 | 154 | 191 | 194 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 154 | 297 | 272 | 154 | 100 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.38m | 1:54AM1.27m | 2:17PM1.37m | 2:43AM1.28m | 3:05PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:52PM0.35m | 8:03AM0.35m | 8:39PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:25PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
517 | 517 | 691 | 552 | 513 | 520 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 164 | 154 | 191 | 194 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 149 | 154 | 297 | 272 | 154 | 100 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 3 | E 4 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 249 | 65 | 72 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 77 | 102 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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