Aropaonui Surf Break

Aropaonui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.28° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1375
1160
771
597
333
285
212
145
138
97
87
57
35
33
19
14
18
17
15
14
12
10
9
18
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18PM1.76m
9:46AM1.59m
10:13PM1.70m
10:43AM1.54m
11:08PM1.63m
11:39AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:43AM-0.00m
4:00PM0.03m
4:38AM0.03m
4:56PM0.08m
5:32AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
10
9
8
8
8
9
15
17
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
12
7
7
6
5
5
6
13
15
12
14
13
14
14
17
17
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1375
1160
771
597
333
285
212
145
138
97
87
57
35
33
18
14
6
6
2
4
7
8
5
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
13
27
25
22
37
36
33
32
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
8
8
1
6
14
12
10
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
NE
4
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
21
20
19
2
18
17
15
6
6
6
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
S
3
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
2
1
3
5
5
6
2
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
73
54
54
43
43
43
54
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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