Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
43
42
42
27
29
28
25
50
45
39
16
14
12
5
10
9
45
43
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:01AM1.51m
6:24PM1.52m
6:52AM1.59m
7:15PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.17m
12:15PM0.18m
00:39AM0.12m
1:09PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5
1
Temp °C
20
16
13
12
9
8
17
22
26
22
17
16
17
17
18
21
17
10
10
Feels °C
18
15
11
10
7
6
15
20
22
17
12
12
13
13
12
18
16
8
9
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