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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
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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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
710 | 602 | 462 | 430 | 411 | 404 | 329 | 309 | 299 | 646 | 411 | 177 | 132 | 111 | 304 | 980 | 2121 | 2373 | 1610 | 1409 | 1087 | 919 | 746 | 704 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.52m | 1:54PM1.43m | 2:14AM1.46m | 2:46PM1.42m | 3:04AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.19m | 7:42AM0.16m | 8:02PM0.24m | 8:32AM0.20m | 8:55PM0.27m | 9:20AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
710 | 602 | 462 | 430 | 411 | 404 | 329 | 309 | 299 | 294 | 411 | 177 | 84 | 111 | 89 | 980 | 2121 | 2373 | 1610 | 1409 | 1087 | 919 | 746 | 704 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 34 | 132 | 93 | 304 | 245 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 88 | 39 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 646 | 69 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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