Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
556
330
430
720
720
686
528
472
480
418
411
376
297
286
265
209
218
197
146
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
0
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:13PM1.61m
7:40AM1.57m
8:03PM1.57m
8:28AM1.55m
8:51PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.08m
1:56PM0.11m
2:21AM0.11m
2:46PM0.14m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
8
8
10
13
12
11
11
9
9
8
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
6
6
9
11
9
9
10
7
7
6
11
13
12
13
10
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