Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
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0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
232
681
1556
1814
2016
2127
2114
1917
1736
1498
1230
1067
1302
1157
1075
694
961
1362
2450
3938
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05AM1.58m
8:30PM1.65m
8:57AM1.56m
9:21PM1.59m
9:48AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.05m
2:52AM0.05m
3:13PM0.09m
3:42AM0.09m
4:04PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
4
6
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
7
5
5
5
5
8
11
10
6
7
Feels °C
4
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
2
5
3
-2
0
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