Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
1
ESE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
154
441
388
416
300
206
172
159
97
66
53
84
130
104
88
51
74
51
114
164
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
0
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:53PM1.71m
5:19AM1.58m
5:50PM1.72m
6:16AM1.59m
6:45PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.04m
11:14PM0.06m
11:33AM0.02m
00:12AM0.04m
12:30PM0.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
7
7
7
7
7
8
11
12
11
11
11
9
9
12
13
13
11
10
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