Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.4
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
63
48
44
32
20
20
14
12
13
9
11
9
10
9
20
18
4
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:26AM1.54m
7:47PM1.52m
8:12AM1.55m
8:34PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.13m
1:42PM0.16m
2:03AM0.15m
2:31PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
15
14
13
12
11
17
19
17
15
13
13
13
12
19
23
24
21
18
Feels °C
18
15
13
11
11
9
16
17
15
14
12
12
13
11
19
21
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18
16
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