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Aropaonui Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
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Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?
The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aropaonui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 134 | 395 | 325 | 189 | 131 | 92 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:24PM 1.56 | 5:48AM 1.59 | 6:17PM 1.64 | 6:42AM 1.62 | 7:10PM 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12AM 0.12 | 11:38PM 0.12 | 12:05PM 0.07 | 12:34AM 0.07 | 12:58PM 0.03 | 1:30AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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