Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
SE
14
0.7
SE
13
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
15
1.1
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
164
164
164
132
277
171
219
202
210
277
266
211
325
273
297
256
352
407
465
691
1009
1311
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:33AM1.43m
6:56PM1.50m
7:21AM1.49m
7:43PM1.53m
8:09AM1.55m
8:32PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.21m
1:13AM0.18m
1:35PM0.17m
2:01AM0.14m
2:26PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:50
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8:12
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7:13
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
19
17
17
11
9
6
5
4
11
16
18
13
10
7
10
9
13
15
14
11
9
Feels °C
13
13
16
13
14
5
4
3
1
0
7
13
13
8
7
4
7
6
9
11
11
10
7
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