Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is

13.8°C

Aropaonui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	100	105	108	105	124	132	105	105	105	102	85	85	85	83	64	62	49	38	33	32	33	51	23	23
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SW	SW	ESE	NE	N	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			4:52AM1.49m				5:17PM1.56m				5:46AM1.51m				6:09PM1.55m				6:37AM1.53m				6:59PM1.53m
Low Tide	10:42PM0.13m				11:03AM0.15m				11:36PM0.12m				11:58AM0.15m				00:27AM0.12m				12:51PM0.15m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	14	13	13	14	18	17	21	19	14
Feels °C	11	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	16	13	14	13	12	12	16	16	18	18	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	100	105	108	105	124	132	105	105	105	102	85	85	85	83	64	62	49	38	33	32	33	22	23	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 8	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	8	3	7	26	56	52	47	46	43	39	37	31	26	23	21	20	16	11	18	17	10	12	13	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 18	S 8	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 6	S 6	S 19	S 19	S 19	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	4	6	1	—	—	31	30	—	9	9	6	2	5	29	29	28	11	17	16	16	15	14	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	E 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	51	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	7	7	7	23	24	24	24	15	0	0	0	0	0	75	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	9

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