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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 99 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 428 | 1000 | 293 | 340 | 327 | 282 | 241 | 201 | 162 | 159 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:53PM 1.35 | 4:23AM 1.38 | 4:40PM 1.34 | 5:09AM 1.41 | 5:27PM 1.34 | 5:53AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46AM 0.34 | 10:06PM 0.29 | 10:34AM 0.35 | 10:51PM 0.30 | 11:22AM 0.34 | 11:37PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
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