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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | |
145 | 113 | 121 | 402 | 131 | 125 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 164 | 184 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.71m | 6:18AM1.64m | 6:48PM1.77m | 7:14AM1.66m | 7:44PM1.80m | 8:11AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.04m | 12:33PM-0.01m | 1:10AM0.00m | 1:29PM-0.03m | 2:08AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 53 | 68 | 121 | 136 | 131 | 125 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 164 | 184 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 50 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 113 | — | 402 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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