Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
15
6
15
44
40
14
13
28
27
26
25
24
24
10
8
8
8
8
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.58m
00:11AM1.51m
12:42PM1.60m
1:09AM1.50m
1:41PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.14m
6:06PM0.16m
6:27AM0.13m
7:03PM0.16m
7:23AM0.13m
8:02PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
12
18
18
14
11
9
10
11
13
18
18
16
13
14
16
16
17
18
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
9
16
15
12
8
6
7
9
11
16
14
12
10
12
14
14
15
16
14
12
10
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