Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
60
94
69
67
63
48
44
32
20
20
12
10
10
9
11
9
8
9
8
4
12
6
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:37AM1.53m
6:59PM1.53m
7:26AM1.54m
7:47PM1.52m
8:12AM1.55m
8:34PM1.49m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.15m
1:16AM0.13m
1:42PM0.16m
2:03AM0.15m
2:31PM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:25
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Temp °C
13
13
19
21
21
15
14
13
12
11
16
19
17
15
13
13
12
12
20
23
25
21
19
Feels °C
13
12
18
18
19
15
13
12
11
9
14
17
15
14
12
12
11
11
20
21
22
18
18
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