Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)89988910891010101010101010101211121289
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20521521521020519422686122226235230230230226273284296456720885786355708
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
S
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
1.34
11:13PM
1.41
11:35AM
1.31
11:58PM
1.39
12:21PM
1.29
12:45AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.33
5:36AM
0.33
5:47PM
0.34
6:21AM
0.35
6:32PM
0.35
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------11-1
Temp. °C192322191716151417181816151413141517171717171818
Feels °C (?)212322211817151418191816151412141518171717181917
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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