Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
14.8°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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
8
8
5
3
3
2
6
6
6
6
6
7
4
5
7
10
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34PM1.49m
8:58AM1.54m
9:20PM1.46m
9:43AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.18m
3:18PM0.19m
3:34AM0.21m
4:04PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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Temp °C
25
21
17
16
14
14
20
23
24
21
18
18
19
18
20
20
17
17
11
Feels °C
23
20
16
15
13
13
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20
21
19
16
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14
15
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