Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
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
1
E
Period(s) (?)99101010101010101099991514141414131313125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22022020718118118115716011513010167655056747269648584827752
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
0
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
1.64
9:50AM
1.62
10:17PM
1.67
10:43AM
1.60
11:11PM
1.67
11:38AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.06
4:08PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.05
5:34AM
0.07
5:54PM
0.07
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212111416161513131212141818171515141416181817
Feels °C (?)131111101414141413121111141616171515141416171716
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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