Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
1
S
14
0.9
S
15
2.2
S
6
3
S
9
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
485
392
270
227
184
162
150
390
357
380
1677
2115
2849
2702
2775
3106
3369
3017
4445
3801
3213
2626
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM1.39m
9:09PM1.49m
9:33AM1.41m
9:54PM1.49m
10:20AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.23m
3:02PM0.23m
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
4:17AM0.20m
4:36PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
8
16
17
13
9
9
9
9
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
5
Feels °C
2
2
5
14
13
10
6
5
6
6
1
3
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
1
3
2
1
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