Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.6
SE
16
0.8
SE
17
0.9
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.3
SE
16
1.4
SE
16
1.4
SE
16
1.5
SE
16
1.5
SE
16
1.4
SE
15
1.4
SE
15
1.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
51
48
47
45
43
29
67
68
75
150
206
358
493
640
692
854
1042
1017
1082
1055
894
871
871
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:37AM1.62m
6:09PM1.78m
6:35AM1.63m
7:05PM1.78m
7:32AM1.62m
8:01PM1.77m
Low Tide
11:51AM-0.02m
00:31AM0.01m
12:49PM-0.03m
1:29AM-0.01m
1:47PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
16
17
14
12
11
10
10
12
16
18
14
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
8
15
16
12
10
9
8
8
10
14
16
12
10
8
8
7
7
10
10
9
8
6
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