Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 1.7m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.7
S
19
1.7
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1059
2118
2074
1945
1579
1296
1001
801
598
526
423
411
309
235
228
174
160
151
114
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:41PM1.58m
11:11AM1.50m
11:32PM1.51m
12:02PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.10m
5:24PM0.18m
5:51AM0.16m
6:15PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
10
11
8
8
7
6
5
7
12
11
9
7
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
4
3
3
7
8
6
5
4
3
2
5
10
8
7
4
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