Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
2
!
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1.3
S
16
2
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2
S
9
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
401
392
374
356
290
280
276
262
801
324
478
566
609
1419
1138
892
747
653
564
475
365
289
220
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
ESE
0
NW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
11:22PM1.41m
11:45AM1.28m
00:07AM1.40m
12:32PM1.29m
00:53AM1.41m
1:21PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.33m
5:55PM0.33m
6:31AM0.31m
6:41PM0.32m
7:17AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
11
14
19
20
16
15
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
8
7
6
6
8
14
14
12
14
13
11
9
11
18
17
11
12
6
7
6
7
7
9
8
5
4
3
3
6
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
S
14
1.7
S
9
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Energy kJ
411
401
392
374
356
290
280
276
262
198
195
154
264
432
1419
1138
892
747
653
564
475
365
289
220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
14
0.7
E
11
1.2
S
14
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
5
29
60
262
194
116
561
85
83
80
78
74
74
73
51
50
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
19
0.1
S
12
0.7
E
11
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.1
SE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
13
4
3
3
2
2
19
65
3
116
158
106
7
30
13
12
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
1.3
S
16
2
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2
S
9
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
2
1
801
324
478
566
609
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
23
0
145
7
0
7
23
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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