Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.7
S
8
1.3
ESE
10
2
S
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
510
480
490
338
354
339
621
2828
4512
3738
5503
5399
5425
5292
4422
3273
2108
1913
1543
887
1254
1369
932
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
S
25
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:32AM1.39m
11:53PM1.46m
12:24PM1.45m
00:45AM1.48m
1:18PM1.51m
1:41AM1.50m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.26m
6:14AM0.20m
6:38PM0.23m
7:04AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
4
2
6
7
5
7
7
6
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
8
10
10
7
7
8
7
7
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
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