Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
E
2.1
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.2
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)777888888888888888891010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253236243259337388435458498449394392576574270270234200210220567716257104
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.41
9:45PM
1.47
10:07AM
1.37
10:29PM
1.44
10:51AM
1.34
11:13PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.25
3:37PM
0.27
4:07AM
0.28
4:21PM
0.30
4:51AM
0.31
5:04PM
0.33
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-1---1-----1-------
Temp. °C141416181817161615151622212119181816192425211717
Feels °C (?)141416161615151614141621212119181916202423201717
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