Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
198
169
133
110
79
65
67
57
44
44
37
50
112
166
64
62
59
57
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
SE
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
ENE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:07AM1.52m
4:36PM1.64m
5:03AM1.54m
5:30PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.11m
10:18AM0.09m
10:56PM0.09m
11:16AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
10
8
8
8
7
13
15
14
12
11
8
7
7
8
11
12
11
8
Feels °C
10
9
6
6
5
4
11
13
13
10
8
4
4
4
6
9
10
10
5
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