Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
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4
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4
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1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
2.2
S
10
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
1.3
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1403
2050
3189
3868
4396
3422
2676
2124
1029
3672
2679
687
1833
1215
1713
230
499
540
257
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:10PM1.53m
10:38AM1.50m
10:59PM1.46m
11:26AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.15m
4:54PM0.21m
5:16AM0.21m
5:42PM0.26m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
10
8
8
9
9
7
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
4
1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
3
5
4
5
6
6
4
6
9
9
8
8
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