Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.5°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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1700
1602
1132
906
704
563
466
362
280
209
157
119
114
83
82
52
50
30
29
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32PM1.53m
9:59AM1.55m
10:22PM1.52m
10:51AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.15m
4:19PM0.16m
4:41AM0.14m
5:11PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
19
14
11
9
7
7
13
18
19
16
14
15
16
15
16
17
18
16
12
Feels °C
17
12
9
6
4
4
11
16
16
13
11
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
9
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