Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 282 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 174 | 116 | 183 | 205 | 169 | 134 | 157 | 197 | 170 | 106 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 212 | 409 | 1109 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.46m | 11:11PM1.38m | 11:35AM1.43m | 11:58PM1.34m | 12:22PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:08PM0.28m | 5:24AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.33m | 6:41PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 282 | 248 | 236 | 193 | 174 | 116 | 183 | 205 | 169 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 28 | 65 | 112 | 157 | 197 | 170 | 106 | 65 | 56 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 19 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 212 | 409 | 1109 | 1492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 293 | 157 | 7 | 145 | 7 |
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