Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
708
686
528
472
480
404
411
376
297
286
265
209
218
210
149
146
116
124
99
96
65
62
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
0
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
E
10
ESE
10
E
0
SSE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.57m
8:03PM1.57m
8:28AM1.55m
8:51PM1.52m
9:16AM1.53m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.08m
1:56PM0.11m
2:21AM0.11m
2:46PM0.14m
3:08AM0.15m
3:35PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
10
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
12
15
14
12
10
9
7
7
13
17
17
12
9
Feels °C
5
4
9
11
9
9
8
7
6
6
11
13
12
12
8
7
5
5
11
15
15
11
7
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