Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
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
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
31
30
15
15
15
25
25
9
6
15
44
41
36
14
28
27
26
25
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15PM1.51m
11:45AM1.58m
00:11AM1.51m
12:42PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.14m
6:06PM0.16m
6:27AM0.13m
7:03PM0.16m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
11
9
8
7
12
17
17
13
10
8
8
10
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
7
6
5
4
9
15
14
11
7
5
5
8
12
14
12
11
12
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