Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 72 | 76 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 83 | 115 | 154 | 432 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 581 | 404 | 320 | 314 | 297 | 370 | 363 | 356 | 313 | 308 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.56m | 11:34AM1.65m | 00:01AM1.54m | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:58AM1.51m | 1:28PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 72 | 71 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 66 | 33 | 154 | 432 | 396 | 271 | 249 | 581 | 404 | 320 | 314 | 297 | 370 | 363 | 356 | 313 | 308 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 19 | 22 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 71 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 19 | S 13 | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 76 | 47 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 32 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 62 | — | 20 | 83 | 115 | 131 | 131 | 129 | 181 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 264 | 216 | 7 | 216 | 23 | 40 | 191 | 195 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 78 | 24 | 0 |
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