Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
14.6°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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 5AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
1.1
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
76
66
33
30
26
35
27
24
36
33
31
31
30
29
28
32
32
31
31
62
86
30
118
31
31
19
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:43AM1.47m
3:08PM1.55m
3:41AM1.47m
4:03PM1.51m
4:35AM1.47m
4:56PM1.48m
5:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.17m
9:29PM0.14m
9:51AM0.19m
10:22PM0.15m
10:46AM0.21m
11:12PM0.17m
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Temp °C
14
13
13
20
21
23
19
16
17
17
17
22
27
28
24
20
19
19
19
23
22
24
22
18
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
19
19
22
19
16
17
17
17
22
26
25
23
20
19
19
19
22
20
22
20
17
15
16
15
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