Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
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)
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2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3106
3749
3388
2839
2324
2134
2976
1615
1302
1132
997
891
627
807
610
516
674
559
532
651
688
723
1139
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:20AM1.45m
10:41PM1.49m
11:10AM1.48m
11:32PM1.49m
12:02PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.20m
4:36PM0.22m
5:02AM0.18m
5:27PM0.21m
5:51AM0.17m
6:20PM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
5
3
4
7
8
6
5
6
5
5
7
9
10
8
6
5
4
3
4
10
9
7
6
Feels °C
-2
-3
-1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
6
6
3
2
1
0
1
7
6
5
3
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