Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
4
3
2
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3
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3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.8
SE
13
1.8
SE
13
1.8
SE
13
1.7
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
437
424
535
601
535
1674
1597
1535
1568
1471
1387
1326
1228
1137
1053
1053
961
864
811
772
706
694
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:34AM1.33m
4:02PM1.42m
4:21AM1.33m
4:48PM1.43m
5:06AM1.34m
5:33PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.32m
10:17PM0.35m
10:30AM0.31m
11:05PM0.34m
11:16AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
3
2
5
10
11
9
7
8
6
7
8
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
7
12
13
11
8
Feels °C
-1
-2
1
5
6
5
4
5
2
4
4
7
7
8
8
6
4
3
5
10
10
9
5
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