Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.6° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
151
114
82
74
51
73
69
40
39
37
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
46
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.44m
12:52PM1.43m
1:11AM1.39m
1:41PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.24m
6:39AM0.22m
7:04PM0.29m
7:25AM0.27m
7:53PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
7
7
6
5
6
12
12
10
9
9
10
9
12
15
16
13
14
Feels °C
8
6
4
5
4
2
4
10
10
8
7
7
7
6
9
11
13
9
9
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