Aropaonui Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Aropaonui

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
14.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)16ft (5.0m)18s
Evening (09 Jun)18ft (5.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
18
5.5
S
17
5.5
S
18
6
S
17
5.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15108
18171
18459
21617
13944
9465
4050
2846
5261
2759
1532
1295
870
731
650
586
512
1086
918
797
701
534
444
379
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:20AM1.43m
12:50PM1.37m
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.44m
2:05AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.29m
6:43AM0.24m
7:01PM0.27m
7:31AM0.20m
7:55PM0.23m
8:23AM0.15m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
8
8
10
13
13
11
11
10
9
8
9
12
12
9
8
7
7
6
7
11
Feels °C
4
3
4
4
3
4
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
5
7
10
10
7
6
5
5
3
5
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
21
5
S
17
4
S
16
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
6909
12795
7907
5489
4050
2846
2047
1649
800
1080
870
731
650
586
512
1086
918
797
701
534
444
379
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
690
333
497
208
26
130
210
317
6
24
21
20
25
17
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
51
29
186
30
30
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
18
5.5
S
17
5.5
S
18
6
S
17
5.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
15108
18171
18459
21617
13944
9465
5261
2759
1532
1295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
220
220
195
195
25
3
3
24
24
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
5
9
5
4
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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