Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
19
1.2
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.8
S
19
1.7
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
286
213
568
1059
2118
2322
1945
1579
1296
1001
801
598
526
423
411
309
235
228
174
157
151
114
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:17AM1.53m
10:41PM1.58m
11:11AM1.50m
11:32PM1.51m
12:02PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.05m
4:31PM0.11m
5:03AM0.10m
5:24PM0.18m
5:51AM0.16m
6:15PM0.24m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
8
7
7
6
5
7
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
4
3
4
8
8
6
4
4
3
2
5
10
9
7
7
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