Aropaonui Surf Break

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
954
797
689
524
387
328
275
223
183
179
148
113
84
90
111
144
140
169
140
140
137
137
107
105
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:05AM1.49m
2:39PM1.52m
3:02AM1.53m
3:36PM1.61m
4:00AM1.57m
4:33PM1.69m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.23m
8:23AM0.15m
8:52PM0.18m
9:17AM0.10m
9:51PM0.13m
10:14AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
7
11
12
10
10
9
9
8
9
13
13
11
11
12
12
11
13
17
18
14
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
5
9
10
8
8
7
7
6
7
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
11
16
17
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
954
797
689
524
387
328
275
223
183
179
148
113
84
90
111
144
140
169
140
140
137
137
107
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
24
21
21
20
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
18
18
18
17
8
31
29
27
26
16
6
23
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
19
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
4
6
6
4
4
5
5
2
4
2
9
12
3
3
27
7
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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