Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
1
2
3
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0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
329
319
454
686
660
656
301
270
235
221
227
238
206
206
169
166
131
101
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:47PM1.38m
3:10AM1.30m
3:35PM1.41m
3:58AM1.33m
4:22PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.34m
9:18AM0.32m
9:52PM0.31m
10:06AM0.28m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
5
5
4
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
11
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
4
4
3
1
0
-1
3
6
7
6
5
4
4
3
9
10
9
9
7
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