Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
26
18
18
42
48
133
249
402
327
257
207
160
127
113
84
74
73
65
58
58
60
59
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:57AM1.48m
3:26PM1.59m
3:55AM1.48m
4:22PM1.57m
4:52AM1.49m
5:17PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.14m
9:46PM0.13m
10:06AM0.15m
10:42PM0.13m
11:03AM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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7:21
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7:22
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1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
8
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
9
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
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