Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
1.5
S
14
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
57
107
116
105
113
113
119
212
407
404
392
374
295
290
280
276
317
286
919
419
493
670
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:39PM1.42m
11:01AM1.29m
11:22PM1.41m
11:45AM1.28m
00:07AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.32m
5:04AM0.32m
5:12PM0.33m
5:47AM0.33m
5:55PM0.33m
6:31AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
15
16
19
20
16
15
15
12
11
14
18
19
15
13
14
10
10
9
11
17
16
16
16
17
14
14
16
17
13
12
12
10
8
11
15
15
12
10
12
6
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
S
13
2
S
9
Energy kJ
29
28
57
2
116
105
113
113
96
212
407
404
392
374
295
290
280
276
213
198
154
151
199
670
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
4
32
53
119
78
3
4
4
4
4
5
28
135
317
286
138
116
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
14
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
1.5
S
14
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
6
107
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
6
5
919
419
493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
73
107
111
107
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
145
7
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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