Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
NE
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
96
92
65
64
62
62
70
64
40
40
42
31
25
23
10
10
9
8
9
13
12
11
12
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
E
0
ENE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM1.66m
7:44PM1.80m
8:11AM1.66m
8:40PM1.80m
9:08AM1.63m
9:37PM1.77m
Low Tide
1:29PM-0.03m
2:08AM-0.02m
2:26PM-0.03m
3:06AM-0.02m
3:23PM-0.01m
4:03AM0.00m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
14
12
11
10
9
8
10
16
18
13
12
11
11
11
10
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
9
13
12
11
9
8
7
6
8
15
17
12
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
125
96
92
65
64
62
62
70
64
40
40
42
9
25
23
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
3
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
4
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
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
24
23
16
15
14
8
4
6
6
2
6
3
24
7
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
8
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
8
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
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
19
17
16
7
6
26
6
8
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
13
12
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
14
12
14
5
5
2
9
31
1
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
15
73
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
0
0
82
83
158
158
158
158
146
89
89
89
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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