Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
90
115
113
110
163
198
179
119
273
128
136
102
102
94
67
64
43
47
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
NNE
0
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM1.36m
4:43PM1.44m
5:11AM1.43m
5:33PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.27m
10:30AM0.28m
11:00PM0.23m
11:22AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:38
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Temp °C
16
15
13
13
12
11
20
24
25
22
17
13
11
11
18
23
21
17
14
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
11
9
18
22
24
20
15
11
9
9
17
20
19
17
13
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