Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
191
191
150
150
150
149
160
315
280
212
102
96
94
68
68
67
90
90
90
88
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:17PM1.37m
2:43AM1.28m
3:05PM1.38m
3:32AM1.31m
3:54PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.35m
8:39PM0.34m
8:51AM0.34m
9:25PM0.31m
9:40AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:37
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Temp °C
15
18
16
14
12
12
11
11
17
19
17
15
14
12
11
12
16
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
14
16
14
13
11
10
9
10
16
17
16
14
13
11
9
10
14
14
13
13
11
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