Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
33
32
51
46
44
42
40
202
249
294
298
582
603
617
742
725
643
590
508
474
430
411
404
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:03AM1.55m
11:30PM1.66m
12:01PM1.50m
00:26AM1.59m
12:58PM1.46m
1:21AM1.52m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.07m
5:55AM0.07m
6:13PM0.13m
6:49AM0.12m
7:08PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
9
10
13
14
12
11
10
9
9
11
15
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
7
9
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Energy kJ
36
33
32
31
46
42
26
40
202
28
294
298
582
603
617
742
725
643
590
508
474
430
411
404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
15
31
30
51
29
44
42
37
82
249
23
25
72
72
50
49
48
48
47
47
49
68
48
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
31
14
6
7
12
15
26
25
5
73
73
71
100
2
2
5
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
7
26
4
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
61
0
0
0
33
40
24
24
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
75
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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