Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
19
30
9
37
222
163
63
68
88
204
159
99
131
83
64
66
49
69
55
56
56
39
38
81
55
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM1.52m
7:20PM1.44m
7:44AM1.53m
8:05PM1.43m
8:28AM1.53m
8:50PM1.42m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.20m
1:17PM0.23m
1:32AM0.21m
2:04PM0.23m
2:17AM0.23m
2:50PM0.24m
3:02AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
17
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
22
24
24
20
18
16
17
21
24
26
22
18
14
12
12
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
18
17
18
20
20
22
18
16
14
15
17
20
22
19
17
12
11
11
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