Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
2
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
S
6
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
95
65
113
205
315
418
647
668
394
559
457
422
361
313
277
185
625
1252
1812
2704
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:16AM1.59m
6:45PM1.72m
7:11AM1.59m
7:38PM1.69m
8:05AM1.58m
8:30PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.01m
1:08AM0.02m
1:26PM0.02m
2:01AM0.03m
2:20PM0.05m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
6
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
8
6
6
3
2
1
2
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