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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 98 | 71 | 80 | 176 | 78 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | glass | off | off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:14PM 1.51 | 3:43AM 1.40 | 4:07PM 1.47 | 4:35AM 1.39 | 4:57PM 1.45 | 5:24AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 0.21 | 9:34PM 0.21 | 9:52AM 0.24 | 10:26PM 0.23 | 10:44AM 0.26 | 11:14PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Still cross-shore at Aropaonui (light winds from the ENE at Napier Airport 23 km from Aropaonui). 1.1m 8s swell from the S with a 0.7m 8s swell from the SE and a 0.4m 13s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
23 km away, 1 h 17 min ago
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