Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
!
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)88888888888888899989101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310323350447484497497864634588317277239205210186181181210181226888686
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrossoffglassoffglasscross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
1.47
10:07AM
1.37
10:29PM
1.44
10:51AM
1.34
11:13PM
1.41
11:35AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.27
4:07AM
0.28
4:21PM
0.30
4:51AM
0.31
5:04PM
0.33
5:36AM
0.33
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----121---------------
Temp. °C181716151515161819191918181618232520171616151818
Feels °C (?)161516151515161820202018191719232520181616151818
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