Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.4°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.9
S
16
1.4
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
25
25
56
57
148
278
422
858
1806
1545
1132
869
563
488
146
479
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:57AM1.56m
6:23PM1.63m
6:50AM1.57m
7:13PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.07m
12:11PM0.08m
00:43AM0.07m
1:05PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
12
15
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
7
6
7
8
6
4
3
3
9
12
8
9
8
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