Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111110149991013121111101091212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797748474730232335515379991361845073712061449487573735
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201614131617171918141211121115191916151415161719
Feels °C (?)1714121112141314129879813171614121212131416
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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