Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
!
!
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.8
S
6
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
332
383
412
505
798
785
550
468
390
299
262
228
243
688
1252
1852
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:45PM1.72m
7:11AM1.59m
7:38PM1.69m
8:05AM1.58m
8:30PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.02m
1:26PM0.02m
2:01AM0.03m
2:20PM0.05m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
6
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
6
1
2
6
4
5
6
8
7
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
6
6
7
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
11
12
10
9
10
10
8
6
4
1
0
0
1
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