Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.2
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
3
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)777888999899101011111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)932727294243565655687464277592980120821194119450748034447337829872987
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
1.70
7:36AM
1.64
8:04PM
1.74
8:30AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.75
9:26AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
0.03
1:52PM
0.01
2:26AM
0.01
2:46PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16161413131515141313121212121111121211119111210
Feels °C (?)15151312121414131212910898677653665
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