Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
29
28
25
50
45
17
16
14
12
11
10
9
24
28
37
33
85
94
103
42
64
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
SSE
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:01AM1.51m
6:24PM1.52m
6:52AM1.59m
7:15PM1.56m
7:43AM1.66m
8:07PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.18m
00:39AM0.12m
1:09PM0.13m
1:30AM0.08m
2:03PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:09
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6:07
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
9
8
17
21
26
22
17
16
17
17
18
19
14
11
10
10
11
11
15
16
18
18
14
Feels °C
7
6
16
19
23
18
13
12
13
13
15
16
10
10
9
10
11
10
14
13
15
14
10
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