Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)999128888489991010799997778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81575639372423131822797912747171839403937233322161
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
1.59
6:17PM
1.64
6:42AM
1.62
7:10PM
1.70
7:36AM
1.64
8:04PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.07
12:34AM
0.07
12:58PM
0.03
1:30AM
0.03
1:52PM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:37-------5:37---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------211-------22---5
Temp. °C171718191819191917171821211716141214141720161512
Feels °C (?)141516161617161616151720191615131114141617141411
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