Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
1
ENE
5
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
14
12
11
10
9
31
40
36
30
90
96
106
57
48
41
25
24
30
24
24
24
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM1.59m
7:15PM1.56m
7:43AM1.66m
8:07PM1.60m
8:35AM1.71m
9:00PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.12m
1:09PM0.13m
1:30AM0.08m
2:03PM0.08m
2:22AM0.05m
2:57PM0.05m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
17
18
19
17
12
12
12
9
8
15
17
19
17
14
13
13
12
17
19
19
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
17
15
9
11
11
8
6
13
13
16
14
9
9
9
8
13
14
14
10
7
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