Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)141413121211111110131312121212121616151514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180712258786085604333643581965214834534464325113544431016941857754506414383
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
NE
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassonononglassglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.46
6:35AM
1.51
7:01PM
1.48
7:23AM
1.50
7:48PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.17
12:25AM
0.19
12:54PM
0.17
1:15AM
0.19
1:40PM
0.17
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:04-------7:01--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121213151514121211101215151413121111141818171614
Feels °C (?)10111213121211111081113131212111010141616171513
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