Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 130 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 164 | 134 | 134 | 234 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | 5:33AM1.43m | 5:56PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:55AM0.25m | 11:27PM0.22m | 11:45AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 96 | 68 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 130 | 122 | 118 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 164 | 134 | 134 | 234 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 142 | 140 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 18 |
| kJ | 54 | 180 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 79 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 161 | 23 |
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