Aropaonui Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
SE
8
1.5
E
6
0.9
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
147
142
154
399
425
377
300
179
172
159
97
98
94
53
55
77
190
70
121
121
125
136
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
SW
5
E
5
NNE
0
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:21AM1.56m
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
13
10
8
8
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
12
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
10
7
6
6
7
7
7
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
11
15
13
11
12
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