Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)121111610101010101099999999986866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22515514610910096967068221444342422641262625241413819
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
20
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
0
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.37
3:17PM
1.33
3:46AM
1.38
4:04PM
1.32
4:33AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.30
9:10AM
0.36
9:28PM
0.32
9:58AM
0.37
10:14PM
0.33
10:47AM
0.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-8:39-------8:39-------8:39------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------28-1----
Temp. °C262520201920232628191817161719252319181717182426
Feels °C (?)252318201920232528181818171820252521191818192427
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