Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
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 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 104 | 152 | 206 | 426 | 377 | 416 | 1556 | 1792 | 1151 | 2086 | 2597 | 1170 | 1363 | 1430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:13PM1.51m | 7:36AM1.45m | 7:58PM1.52m | 8:22AM1.49m | 8:44PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | 2:19AM0.17m | 2:39PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 9 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 152 | 206 | 426 | 377 | 416 | 572 | 342 | 9 | 1127 | 964 | 1170 | 1363 | 1430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 13 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 104 | 19 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 473 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | S 14 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1556 | 1792 | 1151 | 2086 | 2597 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 161 | 157 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 |
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