Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
11
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
407
365
347
256
251
211
230
190
157
154
123
107
105
79
79
49
155
516
987
968
1190
3801
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:52AM1.35m
6:18PM1.47m
6:37AM1.35m
7:01PM1.48m
7:21AM1.36m
7:44PM1.49m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.27m
00:39AM0.29m
12:48PM0.25m
1:24AM0.27m
1:33PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
14
16
13
13
13
14
13
13
16
15
12
10
9
7
5
6
9
10
7
4
Feels °C
6
6
8
10
12
10
10
9
10
10
9
12
11
8
5
5
3
0
2
3
5
2
0
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