Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313121212666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)567472696485848278525049675469113150159220236206286209270
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
1.67
11:38AM
1.58
12:07AM
1.66
12:34PM
1.55
1:04AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.05
5:34AM
0.07
5:54PM
0.07
6:30AM
0.09
6:50PM
0.10
7:27AM
0.12
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset-7:17-------7:16-------7:15------
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181715141414151819181615141515151615151615151619
Feels °C (?)171715141414151718171515141515151514131513141518
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