Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
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3
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3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1725
1955
1738
1381
1157
1021
1302
1131
996
623
645
909
1473
2010
3302
3744
4087
3591
2992
2469
1835
2157
553
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:57AM1.56m
9:21PM1.59m
9:48AM1.53m
10:10PM1.53m
10:38AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.05m
3:13PM0.09m
3:42AM0.09m
4:04PM0.15m
4:29AM0.15m
4:54PM0.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
1
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
4
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
1
4
6
5
6
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