Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
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 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 110 | 85 | 63 | 50 | 69 | 151 | 211 | 124 | 115 | 155 | 446 | 332 | 413 | 430 | 769 | 840 | 707 | 846 | 691 | 623 | 293 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:21AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.38m | 3:10AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:29AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 110 | 85 | 63 | 50 | 8 | 23 | 130 | 124 | 115 | 20 | 276 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 412 | 405 | 368 | 351 | 316 | 316 | 293 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 151 | 211 | — | — | 155 | 446 | 332 | 413 | 430 | 769 | 840 | 707 | 846 | 691 | 623 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 7 | 241 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 118 |
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