Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
3.5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)88999981010101111111111111111111010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4243565755525119445073812083133477050683936329329182716257323392165258724341759
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
15
SW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
1.64
8:04PM
1.74
8:30AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.75
9:26AM
1.63
9:54PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.01
2:26AM
0.01
2:46PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
4:19AM
0.03
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:35-------5:34-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
15---268467101252--1121-2-
Temp. °C1414141413121213121314121111111110101098888
Feels °C (?)141314151311101181195455555544454
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