Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
0
0
0
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4
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
1.7
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
4
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
58
58
310
610
1209
1769
4579
2132
1783
1010
634
454
399
268
190
149
119
85
81
134
263
343
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
W
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
N
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
25
SSE
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.40m
00:45AM1.31m
1:10PM1.38m
1:33AM1.29m
1:59PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.33m
6:41PM0.35m
6:56AM0.34m
7:29PM0.36m
7:42AM0.35m
8:17PM0.36m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
12
13
12
9
9
6
5
4
10
14
16
12
9
8
7
8
16
19
11
8
7
Feels °C
10
8
5
6
7
5
5
2
2
1
8
11
13
10
7
6
4
5
15
17
6
5
4
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