Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
!
2
3
!
2
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.4
E
2
ENE
1.3
E
1.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1011101077788888888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223181331320253312269256368432447331449449533392350592270523228445210181
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
5
NW
0
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
1.49
9:23AM
1.41
9:45PM
1.47
10:07AM
1.37
10:29PM
1.44
10:51AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.24
3:22AM
0.25
3:37PM
0.27
4:07AM
0.28
4:21PM
0.30
4:51AM
0.31
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1---------2-----------
Temp. °C181715141414151819171616151517222320191917171921
Feels °C (?)161514141414151616151516151417212320192017182022
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