Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 1575 | 1828 | 2671 | 2655 | 2655 | 3106 | 3624 | 3254 | 4520 | 3599 | 3213 | 2807 | 1491 | 1302 | 1034 | 908 | 808 | 527 | 596 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.41m | 9:54PM1.49m | 10:20AM1.45m | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:10AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | 5:02AM0.18m | 5:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1021 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2738 | 2209 | 2053 | 1774 | 1491 | 1302 | 1034 | 908 | 808 | 527 | 596 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 11 | SE 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 149 | 93 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 123 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 496 | 1575 | 1828 | 2671 | 2655 | 2655 | 3106 | 3624 | 3254 | 4520 | 3599 | 3213 | 2807 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 195 | 25 | 216 | 220 | 195 | 195 | 36 | 24 | 191 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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