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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
328 | 307 | 269 | 294 | 235 | 202 | 176 | 145 | 115 | 55 | 49 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 103 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 130 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.71m | 11:20AM1.55m | 11:49PM1.66m | 12:19PM1.50m | 00:46AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.04m | 5:16AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.08m | 6:13AM0.09m | 6:31PM0.12m | 7:09AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 328 | 307 | 217 | 294 | 235 | 202 | 176 | 145 | 115 | 55 | 49 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 103 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 130 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 269 | 215 | 269 | 136 | 111 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 43 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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