Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Aropaonui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aropaonui sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Nov)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)889999910101010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461512976398365318332312277237333333239194184143111106815841997456
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
ononcrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
1.37
6:25AM
1.44
6:44PM
1.38
7:08AM
1.46
7:28PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.31
12:11AM
0.27
12:41PM
0.30
12:55AM
0.27
1:26PM
0.29
1:39AM
0.27
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---8:07-------8:08-------8:10----
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-43---------------------
Temp. °C221819212018161723242220181716172223232018171716
Feels °C (?)211921222119161622232220191716182222232019171715
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