Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
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2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.8
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2976
3159
1415
2106
972
891
665
776
676
598
676
622
596
706
733
912
1233
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:41PM1.49m
11:10AM1.48m
11:32PM1.49m
12:02PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.18m
5:27PM0.21m
5:51AM0.17m
6:20PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
6
7
9
10
8
7
5
4
3
4
10
9
7
7
Feels °C
1
1
0
1
3
4
6
6
4
2
1
0
1
7
6
4
4
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