Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)--
Afternoon (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
SSE
1.1
SE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)999988887888888441111109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21016612695846343322620202020191929518211098139997168
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.43
6:12PM
1.35
6:38AM
1.46
6:57PM
1.36
7:22AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.30
12:09PM
0.33
12:22AM
0.29
12:56PM
0.31
1:07AM
0.28
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset-8:36-------8:36-------8:37------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C221915131114202323211918161717201815141312111617
Feels °C (?)2017141191320222218151615171518141212121091313
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