Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.9
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
14
1.9
S
7
1.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
23
45
82
121
140
140
98
143
129
159
183
212
350
395
373
397
375
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:41PM1.41m
2:00AM1.35m
2:28PM1.40m
2:47AM1.33m
3:15PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.33m
8:11AM0.31m
8:41PM0.35m
8:57AM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
13
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
8
7
5
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
8
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
3
3
1
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