Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
!
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4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1118
1642
1877
1744
1444
905
784
1759
1700
1602
1132
919
704
563
392
305
228
171
127
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
E
0
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:44PM1.53m
9:10AM1.52m
9:32PM1.53m
9:59AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.16m
3:28PM0.17m
3:51AM0.15m
4:19PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
6
6
5
11
18
19
14
10
9
8
8
14
19
21
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
5
3
3
1
8
16
17
12
7
6
5
5
12
17
18
13
10
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