Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
106
103
81
77
64
47
47
47
35
26
26
25
12
12
15
36
33
31
47
47
43
30
67
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
S
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
3:39AM1.56m
4:13PM1.70m
4:38AM1.60m
5:11PM1.75m
5:37AM1.62m
6:09PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.05m
10:32PM0.08m
10:52AM0.01m
11:32PM0.04m
11:51AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
6
13
16
12
10
12
13
13
13
16
16
13
13
12
10
9
10
16
17
14
12
11
Feels °C
2
1
4
11
13
9
7
9
10
10
11
13
13
11
11
10
8
7
8
15
15
12
10
9
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