Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 535 | 649 | 1622 | 1510 | 1510 | 1471 | 1387 | 1326 | 1228 | 1137 | 1053 | 976 | 946 | 851 | 736 | 718 | 706 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.42m | 4:21AM1.33m | 4:48PM1.43m | 5:06AM1.34m | 5:33PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.31m | 11:05PM0.34m | 11:16AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 535 | 535 | 649 | 1622 | 1510 | 1510 | 1471 | 1387 | 1326 | 1228 | 1137 | 1053 | 976 | 946 | 851 | 736 | 718 | 706 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 914 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 32 | 36 | — | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | N 2 |
| kJ | 359 | 494 | 434 | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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