Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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)
!
3
4
4
2
4
3
!
!
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2
S
11
1.9
SE
9
1.4
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
16
1
S
12
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
881
612
797
1470
1379
386
583
597
489
223
182
149
157
774
266
612
620
350
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59PM1.46m
11:26AM1.46m
11:47PM1.41m
12:14PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.21m
5:42PM0.26m
6:02AM0.26m
6:30PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
9
9
9
9
11
13
11
9
9
8
7
7
9
14
13
11
9
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
5
6
8
10
8
7
8
6
5
4
7
11
9
9
7
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