Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is

13.8°C

Aropaonui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9					Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	107	105	105	105	105	105	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	68	60	59	37	35	34	45	31
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SSE	E	ENE	N	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				5:17PM1.56m				5:46AM1.51m				6:09PM1.55m				6:37AM1.53m				6:59PM1.53m
Low Tide		11:03AM0.15m				11:36PM0.12m				11:58AM0.15m				00:27AM0.12m				12:51PM0.15m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	17	21	22	17	14
Feels °C	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	11	15	18	19	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6
kJ	105	105	105	105	105	105	85	85	85	85	85	83	83	68	60	59	37	35	34	45	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	S 9	S 9
kJ	26	57	52	47	46	43	39	36	31	26	23	21	21	16	16	16	18	18	13	14	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	S 11	S 11	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 16
kJ	107	—	31	30	—	9	9	2	2	2	29	29	28	25	6	5	16	15	14	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	145	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9

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