Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
11.9°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.9
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
36
51
38
325
426
336
273
215
160
145
100
92
82
54
57
58
103
99
96
90
51
52
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
0
S
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
2:11AM1.31m
2:38PM1.39m
2:58AM1.31m
3:26PM1.40m
3:46AM1.31m
4:13PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.34m
8:53PM0.37m
9:07AM0.33m
9:42PM0.35m
9:55AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
10
16
16
13
11
10
9
8
11
17
18
14
11
10
9
9
12
19
20
16
14
Feels °C
4
5
7
14
14
11
8
7
6
5
8
15
15
10
8
8
7
6
9
16
18
14
12
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