Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1012121212121212121111111111111111191918101056
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258554554554597480578464449426335329278207204200163113109100776468197
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
S
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
1.58
3:30PM
1.46
3:58AM
1.56
4:26PM
1.45
4:53AM
1.54
5:21PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.15
9:22AM
0.16
9:40PM
0.17
10:18AM
0.17
10:37PM
0.18
11:13AM
0.17
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:08-------7:07
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------124--1------42
Temp. °C191816151921221921191616172122181716151416201412
Feels °C (?)191816152021222021181617182123191816151414171010
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