Aropaonui Surf Break

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.7
S
19
1.5
S
19
1.8
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
97
60
57
35
20
19
18
18
16
15
14
12
10
34
69
63
42
358
1622
2038
1865
1164
801
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:13PM1.70m
10:43AM1.54m
11:08PM1.63m
11:39AM1.49m
00:01AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.03m
4:56PM0.08m
5:32AM0.08m
5:50PM0.15m
6:23AM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
8
9
12
Feels °C
16
13
14
13
15
16
17
18
17
13
12
11
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
8
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.5
S
19
1.8
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
16
Energy kJ
138
97
60
57
35
19
15
14
6
6
6
14
12
10
8
8
63
42
34
1622
2038
1865
1164
801
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.7
S
19
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
18
17
17
16
15
15
2
8
18
16
15
6
6
6
6
1
7
16
358
12
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
20
20
19
18
8
8
7
7
7
7
3
4
17
7
15
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
2
5
5
2
3
2
34
69
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
0
43
43
43
75
103
161
191
61
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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