Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Feb)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (16 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)12111010999912121211111111111110101013121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1058102764855533422412813315313913021717714214013711010280808473172167
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
offglassglassglassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
1.34
6:16AM
1.47
6:36PM
1.37
7:02AM
1.50
7:23PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.32
11:59PM
0.27
12:35PM
0.28
12:47AM
0.23
1:23PM
0.23
1:35AM
0.19
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---8:12-------8:10-------8:08----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172021181414151520222119161516141921201917171614
Feels °C (?)111617141312141418222020161516141920191917161513
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