Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
17
1.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
55
49
66
68
82
66
63
66
69
81
120
148
148
125
90
100
56
141
144
100
178
454
1064
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
0
NNE
5
S
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
11:49PM1.66m
12:19PM1.50m
00:46AM1.61m
1:17PM1.47m
1:43AM1.55m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.08m
6:13AM0.09m
6:31PM0.12m
7:09AM0.13m
7:27PM0.17m
8:05AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:30
5:30
5:28
5:27
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
8
8
11
16
16
13
12
11
10
9
13
19
20
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
11
10
7
7
6
6
9
14
14
11
10
9
8
7
11
18
19
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
S
17
1.4
S
17
Energy kJ
115
55
49
66
68
82
66
63
66
69
81
120
148
148
125
90
100
56
141
144
17
19
454
1064
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
61
45
48
49
43
31
28
24
11
37
66
107
100
95
57
49
28
45
2
1
100
178
220
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.3
S
15
0.6
S
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
46
26
27
17
30
28
26
11
11
11
6
6
7
5
6
6
5
2
40
97
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
7
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
Distance (km)
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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