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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | |
25 | 25 | 14 | 88 | 42 | 55 | 58 | 78 | 163 | 105 | 111 | 116 | 119 | 212 | 401 | 404 | 392 | 380 | 362 | 350 | 285 | 276 | 271 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.32m | 10:39PM1.42m | 11:01AM1.29m | 11:22PM1.41m | 11:45AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.31m | 4:30PM0.32m | 5:04AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.33m | 5:47AM0.33m | 5:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 55 | 58 | 78 | 107 | 105 | 111 | 116 | 96 | 212 | 401 | 404 | 392 | 380 | 362 | 350 | 285 | 276 | 271 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 53 | 119 | 78 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 188 | 228 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 19 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 111 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 145 |
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