Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
320
377
391
699
1009
1326
1251
1149
1106
1120
1281
1237
952
691
626
488
368
350
285
228
270
195
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:09AM1.55m
8:32PM1.56m
8:58AM1.60m
9:22PM1.57m
9:48AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.14m
2:26PM0.13m
2:49AM0.11m
3:17PM0.11m
3:39AM0.09m
4:10PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:14
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7:15
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Temp °C
8
8
14
16
15
12
10
9
8
7
12
14
14
13
11
11
9
8
12
18
16
13
11
Feels °C
5
4
10
13
12
11
9
7
6
5
10
11
12
12
9
9
7
6
10
15
13
12
10
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