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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 225 | 183 | 155 | 142 | 123 | 92 | 100 | 105 | 120 | 104 | 82 | 62 | 65 | 57 | 69 | 66 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 65 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08AM 1.54 | 12:39PM 1.62 | 1:07AM 1.49 | 1:37PM 1.58 | 2:05AM 1.46 | 2:34PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:23AM 0.11 | 7:00PM 0.14 | 7:20AM 0.15 | 7:57PM 0.18 | 8:16AM 0.18 | 8:54PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
The wind is still cross-off at Aropaonui (moderate winds from the WSW at Napier Airport 23 km from Aropaonui). 1.0m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.6m 9s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
23 km away, 52 min ago
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