Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
1
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3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
17
1.8
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
34
55
148
362
859
1098
1056
1114
1066
997
800
698
573
426
441
370
238
187
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:55PM1.61m
10:23AM1.73m
10:50PM1.59m
11:19AM1.71m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.03m
4:48PM0.04m
5:06AM0.04m
5:44PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
13
10
8
8
10
12
12
11
9
8
6
6
15
20
23
21
17
Feels °C
11
9
7
4
3
3
5
8
8
8
7
5
4
4
13
17
20
18
13
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