Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
ENE
0.4
SE
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ESE
2
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)12126126677778878887888881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5049674167109150181189243283287426395397292172280546299268268320306
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.66
12:34PM
1.55
1:04AM
1.64
1:32PM
1.51
2:02AM
1.61
2:31PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.09
6:50PM
0.10
7:27AM
0.12
7:46PM
0.12
8:24AM
0.14
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:13-------7:12
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1221---1----------
Temp. °C161414141617161515151515151920191817171821262824
Feels °C (?)151314141515141414141414141920191817171821242624
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