Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
4
4
2
!
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
11
1.8
SE
9
1.3
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4826
3716
2807
2084
1152
881
502
687
1470
1558
432
529
529
466
228
177
149
157
98
193
513
620
488
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM1.50m
10:59PM1.46m
11:26AM1.46m
11:47PM1.41m
12:14PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.15m
4:54PM0.21m
5:16AM0.21m
5:42PM0.26m
6:02AM0.26m
6:30PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
8
10
8
9
8
9
8
10
13
12
10
9
8
7
7
10
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
-1
0
0
2
5
4
5
5
4
5
6
10
9
8
7
6
4
4
8
11
12
9
7
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