Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

Aropaonui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
1.4
S
5
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
544
445
351
239
208
137
110
94
62
50
94
222
203
173
257
135
236
350
447
458
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
E
25
SSE
15
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:10PM1.38m
1:33AM1.29m
1:59PM1.38m
2:21AM1.29m
2:47PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
8:29AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
16
12
10
8
8
8
15
18
13
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
9
12
13
11
8
6
6
5
14
16
8
5
5
3
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
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