Aropaonui Surf Break

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
157
230
235
258
281
281
289
295
308
341
561
692
640
640
742
649
612
578
473
473
464
410
388
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
S
0
SSE
0
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:00AM1.34m
10:20PM1.45m
10:45AM1.36m
11:04PM1.45m
11:32AM1.39m
11:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.28m
4:45AM0.25m
4:57PM0.27m
5:28AM0.23m
5:46PM0.26m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
13
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
8
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
10
11
8
6
6
6
6
7
11
11
9
9
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
119
157
230
235
240
281
281
289
295
308
341
561
692
640
640
742
649
612
578
473
473
464
410
388
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
9
8
7
29
27
25
25
11
10
10
19
17
15
14
23
21
21
28
72
90
89
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
3
1
13
2
24
23
21
21
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
13
7
6
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
0.2
WSW
2
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
Energy kJ
258
1
93
135
115
87
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
61
24
7
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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