Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
!
!
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
1
S
14
1.6
S
15
2.5
S
8
3
S
10
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1290
1155
882
843
645
667
667
561
485
408
270
227
173
162
145
394
1114
746
1697
3887
4308
6830
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05AM1.37m
8:26PM1.49m
8:49AM1.39m
9:09PM1.49m
9:33AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.25m
2:17PM0.23m
2:50AM0.23m
3:02PM0.23m
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
5
4
6
11
12
10
8
6
5
5
9
16
18
12
9
10
12
8
6
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
1
0
3
8
9
7
5
3
2
2
6
13
14
9
6
6
8
4
2
1
1
0
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