Aropaonui surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aropaonui today?

The current surf forecast for Aropaonui at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.2
E
2.4
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
E
4.5
E
3.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)10121212129910111212121110101099151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2319509888803908411463245838546075403319441053666410342265169144140257243236225
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
1.29
12:45AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.35
7:06AM
0.35
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1411112-151------4-----
Temp. °C181717181819192020212021191921212020171616161821
Feels °C (?)181717191717161716201818151719201919181514131618
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