Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
18
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
19
1.5
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.7
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
432
412
412
412
286
213
568
1673
2118
2074
1945
1579
1296
1001
801
598
526
423
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:48PM1.66m
10:17AM1.53m
10:41PM1.58m
11:11AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.05m
4:31PM0.11m
5:03AM0.10m
5:24PM0.18m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
11
11
9
7
Feels °C
12
10
9
8
8
6
7
8
9
7
6
5
6
6
7
9
8
7
5
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