
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:15PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:15PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 17 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 8 |
14 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 |
22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 45 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 97 | 220 | 118 | 152 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










