Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)10109151514141414131313131312121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46332825915614414025724323622521921514718116712711181797748474730
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
W
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212022191717171518212117161414121618201613131517
Feels °C (?)19182118161616131619181514121091213171411111114
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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