Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
21
19
11
10
9
8
11
13
12
11
12
12
11
20
19
19
17
17
24
21
34
32
51
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WNW
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
8:40PM1.80m
9:08AM1.63m
9:37PM1.77m
10:05AM1.59m
10:34PM1.72m
11:03AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:06AM-0.02m
3:23PM-0.01m
4:03AM0.00m
4:20PM0.02m
4:59AM0.03m
5:17PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
9
16
19
15
12
12
11
11
12
16
15
12
11
10
10
10
12
16
15
12
8
7
8
6
7
14
17
13
11
11
9
9
10
14
13
11
10
8
8
8
11
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
10
10
19
11
10
9
8
8
2
5
3
8
7
11
20
19
18
17
17
24
21
34
32
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
24
21
7
4
2
2
1
2
8
8
8
3
12
7
6
6
19
8
17
8
8
30
30
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
ESE
13
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
13
12
11
12
3
6
6
5
1
2
7
14
8
6
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
17
1
5
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
40
54
118
63
146
217
118
83
83
89
89
83
83
183
63
0
40
43
43
0
0
61
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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